The Making of Leather
The Making of Leather
Henry R. Procter
August 2011
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Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. H. R. Procter's The Making of Leather, first published in 1914, presents a sketch of the methods, the chemistry and the scientific basis of leather-making.
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August 2011Paperback
9781107401846
162 pages
203 × 127 × 10 mm
0.18kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introductory
- 2. Hides and skins
- 3. Curing of hides and skins
- 4. The structure of the skin
- 5. The chemistry of the skin
- 6. The preliminary processes: soaking
- 7. Unhairing
- 8. Chemical deliming
- 9. Bacteria and fermentation
- 10. The fermentive 'bates'
- 11. The conversion of skin into leather
- 12. The pickling process
- 13. Alumed leather
- 14. The basic chrome process
- 15. The two-bath chrome process
- 16. The vegetable tanning materials
- 17. The vegetable tanning process
- 18. Curried leathers
- 19. Moroccos and fancy leathers
- 20. Oil leathers
- 21. The use and care of leather
- Bibliography
- Index.
