Figure 9. 

 Preparing the Tan Pit 



Manual labor, hard and frequently unpleasant, 

 long characterized American as well as Euro- 

 pean tanning methods. These vignettes are 

 from The Art of Tanning, Currying and Leather 

 Dressing that appeared in Philadelphia in 1852, 

 translated from the French by Campbell 

 Morfit. 



Figure 10. 

 Working the Beam 



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