Ettinger's Capra Passport Case is handmade in durable goat leather, chosen for the way it takes colour and wear. It carries two side slip pockets and two card pockets: passport, cards, and little else, which is the correct brief for a passport case.

Each case is handcrafted in the UK by a family-owned business that has held a Royal Warrant since 1996. The price on Ettinger's site is 175 pounds.

An Irish passport cover page from 1952
An Irish passport cover page from 1952, the document the case is built to carry. Photograph: Unknown (CC0)
An abstract Deco passport cover
Abstract Deco passport cover with a stepped border. Illustrative image. Not the property or person described. Illustration: Villa & Palace
An abstract Deco stitching study
Abstract Deco stitching over dark leather. Illustrative image. Not the property or person described. Illustration: Villa & Palace

Goat leather is the connoisseur's choice for small leather goods: fine-grained, resilient, and lighter than calf. For a document that lives in jackets and seat pockets, those are not minor virtues.