Teaching Students the Rudiments of Leather Making 



A student at Pratt Insti- 

 tute learning to tan hides. 

 He is removing the hair 

 from a skin before placing 

 it in the tanning vats. 

 This is a tedious task 



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Handling the hides in the bark tan vats. The hides are 

 allowed to soak in the strong solution for a specified 

 time, after which they are removed in the manner shown 



A class of students removing the stock from the coloring drum. All hair is removed before the 

 stock is put in the drum. The machinery used in the process is the most modern 



