London
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1 Amen Corner, E.C.4
Bath, Melbourne and New York

Printed by Sir Isaac Pitman
& Sons, Ltd., London, Bath,
Melbourne and New York

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.EVOLUTION OF LEATHER MANUFACTURE[1]
II.HIDES AND SKINS[5]
III.TANNING MATERIALS[32]
IV.MACHINERY[52]
V.PREPARATION OF HIDES AND SKINS FOR
TANNING		[62]
VI.TANNING PROCESSES[91]
VII.DRESSING, DYEING, AND FINISHING OF
LEATHER		[112]
INDEX[159]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

page
[bleaching oil-tanned leather]Frontispiece
[mechanical flaying]23
[pim's system of flaying]24
[warble fly]28
[warbled kip (584 holes)]29
[warbled hide (magnified)]30
[tanning extract plant]48
[shaving cylinder]53
[bladed cylinder for buffing]54
[band-knife splitting machine]54
[shaving knife]55
[shaving machine]bet. pp. 56 & 57
[shaving, old method]56
[shaving machine, knife guard]59
[shaving machine]61
[drum tumbler]67
[faller stocks]67
[tanner's beam]68
[lime yard]73
[dehairing knife]80
[dehairing and fleshing machine]81
[fleshing knife]83
[scudding knife]86
[bark mill]93
[tan-yard]94
[rounding of hides]95
[barkometer]97
[paddle vat]103
[pinning sole butts]121
[rolling machine]122
[rolling sole leather]123
[fan for drying]124
[fan fixed in chamber]125
[sutcliffe system of drying]126
[sleeker]128
[fluffing machine]129
[striking-out and scouring machine]130
[leather-stuffing drum]135
[staking and glazing machine]143