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I recently purchased a Nappa leather purse in a very pale ivory and was wondering how one goes about cleaning such a delicate, obviously dyed, leather? Apparently Nappa leather is full grain kid/lambskin. Would it be a mistake to take it to a leather cleaner or should I gently clean it myself? I would hate to ruin it, either way. Any suggestions, or better yet, experience, in such a process would be most appreciated. Shannon Christopherson, shannonlee826@yahoo.com75.163.51.37 (talk) 12:16, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nappa is a spelling error, and it likely keeps recurring because it's listed here in Wikipedia. But it's a leather that was named for Napa Valley, California. I don't know how to correct the spelling in the entry itself. You can see that it is correctly spelled in Merriam-Webster's dictionary here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/napa%20leather (Unlogged user)

Good point user. I changed things around so its in the right page, and turned "Nappa leather" into a redirect towards the correct spelling. 75.177.0.150 (talk) 07:32, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Nappa leather" appears to be the preferred spelling for this textile. Multiple manufacturers of goods use the textile and their marketing materials almost universally spell Nappa with two Ps and a capitalized N.

Examples: http://audilibrary.audiusa.com/viewer/brochures/16/en_US.audi.Brochures.2016.q5/interior_colors_and_seat_selections.html https://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/xmodels/x5.html http://www.volvocars.com/us/build/wagon/v90-cross-country/t6-awd/t6-awd/personalize/upholstery?s=aNwS http://www.thecasefactory.com/en/content/6-our-leather

Furthermore, the article's claim that "Nappa" refers to faux leather whereas "Napa" refers to an authentic leather appears to be incorrect and unsubstantiated and I recommend that it be removed. The use of Napa and Nappa appear to be interchangeable although as stated above, Nappa appears to be the dominant spelling. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.90.32.81 (talk) 22:05, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]