| | PAGE |
| GENERAL PREFACE | [v] |
| AUTHOR'S PREFACE | [ix] |
| CONTENTS | [xi] |
| INTRODUCTION | [1] |
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| PART I. |
| HIDES FOR HEAVY LEATHERS. |
| Section | |
| 1. THE RAW MATERIAL OF HEAVY LEATHERS. | [7] |
| 2. THE PREPARATION OF PELT. | [16] |
| 3. VEGETABLE TANNAGE. | [27] |
| 4. FINISHING PROCESS. | [49] |
| 5. SOLE LEATHER. | [55] |
| 6. BELTING LEATHER. | [65] |
| 7. HARNESS LEATHER. | [71] |
| 8. UPPER LEATHERS. | [76] |
| 9. BAG LEATHER. | [86] |
| 10. PICKING BAND BUTTS. | [90] |
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| PART II. |
| SKINS FOR LIGHT LEATHERS. |
| 1. PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL METHODS OF LIGHT LEATHER MANUFACTURE. | [92] |
| 2. GOATSKINS. | [99] |
| 3. SEALSKINS. | [106] |
| 4. SHEEPSKINS. | [110] |
| 5. CALFSKINS. | [120] |
| 6. JAPANNED AND ENAMELLED LEATHERS. | [123] |
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| PART III. |
| CHROME LEATHERS. |
| 1. THE NATURE OF CHROME LEATHERS. | [127] |
| 2. GENERAL METHODS OF CHROME LEATHER MANUFACTURE. | [139] |
| 3. CHROME CALF. | [156] |
| 4. CHROME GOAT AND SHEEP. | [163] |
| 5. HEAVY CHROME LEATHERS. | [170] |
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| PART IV. |
| MISCELLANEOUS TANNAGES. |
| 1. ALUM TANNAGES. | [127] |
| 2. FAT TANNAGES. | [178] |
| 3. OIL TANNAGES. | [181] |
| 4. FORMALDEHYDE TANNAGE. | [185] |
| 5. SYNTHETIC TANNING MATERIALS. | [187] |
| 6. COMBINATION TANNAGES. | [191] |
| 7. THE EVOLUTION OF THE LEATHER INDUSTRY. | [194] |
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| PART V. |
| GELATINE AND GLUE. |
| 1. PROPERTIES OF GELATINE AND GLUE. | [200] |
| 2. RAW MATERIALS AND PRELIMINARY TREATMENT. | [220] |
| 3. EXTRACTION. | [230] |
| 4. CLARIFICATION AND DECOLORIZATION. | [234] |
| 5. BLEACHING. | [241] |
| 6. EVAPORATION. | [248] |
| 7. COOLING AND DRYING. | [255] |
| 8. USES OF GELATINE AND GLUE. | [260] |
| 9. THE EVOLUTION OF THE GELATINE AND GLUE INDUSTRY. | [265] |
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| PART VI. |
| MISCELLANEOUS PROTEINS AND BYE-PRODUCTS. |
| 1. BYE-PRODUCTS OF THE LEATHER TRADES. | [268] |
| 2. BYE-PRODUCTS OF THE GELATINE AND GLUE TRADES. | [272] |
| 3. FOOD PROTEINS. | [274] |
| 4. MISCELLANEOUS ANIMAL PROTEINS. | [279] |
| INDEX. | [283] |