Available to be personalised with initials, this is an original gift for the history enthusiast, these leather card holders are lined with part of a genuine issue, rescued silk escape map from the Cold War. Escape maps were the creation of Clayton Hutton, an eccentric MI9 British Army Officer during WW2. Hutton had maps printed onto silk as they don't degrade in water nor rustle like paper. The maps were issued to the military throughout WW2 and beyond with troops hiding maps inside the lining of their uniform or the heel of their boot. If they were captured or shot down, they had their map for escaping.

Each card holder is made from beautifully hard wearing Italian vegetable tanned leather featuring 3 card holder slots, where you can double up cards as the natural leather starts to give a little with use. Every card holder comes in a gift box with a little envelope containing the story of the maps. Not many of these maps are available as they are becoming rarer by the day, a special unique gift for anyone.

This collection of leather items lined with escape maps is a collaboration between Sara Jane Murray of Home Front Vintage and Natthakur. The collection has been sold in stockists countrywide and The National Army Museum in London.