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FALL RIVER — The fifth floor of Tower Mill on Quarry Street is populated by alligators, pythons and French bulls, or more specifically their hides. Fall River native Frank Clegg — with the assistance of sons Andrew and Ian and a full-time staff of 15 employees — utilizes the animal skins to create a high-end line of duffle bags, briefcases, handbags, backpacks and accessories such as belts and wallets. Prices at Frank Clegg Leatherworks start at $40 for a bullhide fountain pen sheath. An American alligator holdall bag, on the other hand, sells for a cool $16,000. Most of the stitch...

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FALL RIVER — Did you know they make high-end men’s trousers in Fall River’s Flint neighborhood? The Hertling manufacturing company, besides making its own line of pants and shorts, manufactures private label trousers for such men’s clothing lines as Paul Stewart, J. Press and Epaulet.     And although the company has been around since 1925, they’ve been in the Spindle City for barely two months. Majority owner Justin Christensen relocated Hertling in March from the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn to the third floor of the Tower Mill converted mill building on Quarry Street. “We ...