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PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE LEATHER IN- 

 DUSTRY. By A. M. VILLON. A Translation of Villon's 

 "Traite Pratique de la Fabrication des cuirs et du Travail des Peaux ". 

 By FRANK T. ADDYMAN, B.Sc. (Lond.), F.I.C., F.C.S. ; and Corrected 

 by an Eminent Member of the Trade. 500 pp., royal 8vo. 1901. 123 

 Illustrations. Price 21s. ; India and Colonies, 22s. ; Other Countries, 

 23s. 6d. ; strictly net. 



Contents. 



Preface Translator's Preface List of Illustrations. 



Part I., Materials used in Tanning Chapter I., Skins: I., Skin and its Structure; II., 

 Skins used in Tanning; III., Various Skins and their Uses Chapter II., Tannin and Tanning 

 Substances: I., Tannin; II., Barks (Oak); III., Barks other than Oak; IV., Tanning 

 Woods; V., Tannin-bearing Leaves; VI., Excrescences; VII., Tan-bearing Fruits; VIII., 

 Tan-bearing Roots and Bulbs ; IX., Tanning Juices ; X., Tanning Substances used in Various 

 Countries; XL, Tannin Extracts; XII., Estimation of Tannin and Tannin Principles. 



Part II., Tanning Chapter I., The Installation of a Tannary: I., Tan Furnaces; II., 

 Chimneys, Boilers, etc.; III., Steam Engines Chapter II., Grinding and Trituration of 

 Tanning Substances: I., Cutting up Bark; II., Grinding Bark; III., The Grinding of Tan 

 Woods; IV., Powdering Fruit, Galls and Grains; V., Notes on the Grinding of Bark Chap- 

 ter III., Manufacture of Sole Leather: I., Soaking; II., Sweating and Unhairing; III., 

 Plumping and Colouring; IV., Handling; V., Tanning; VI., Tanning Elephants' Hides; 

 VIL, Drying; VIII., Striking or Pinning Chapter IV., Manufacture of Dressing Leather: 

 I., Soaking; II., Depilation ; III., New Processes for the Depilation of Skins; IV., Tanning; 

 V., Cow Hides; VI., Horse Hides; VIL, Goat Skins; Manufacture of Split Hides Chap- 

 ter V., On Various Methods of Tanning: I., Mechanical Methods; II., Physical Methods; 

 III., Chemical Methods; IV., Tanning with Extracts Chapter VI., Quantity and Quality; 

 I., Quantity; II., Net Cost; III., Quality of Leather Chapter VIL, Various Manipulations 

 of Tanned. Leather : I., Second Tanning; II., Grease Stains; III., Bleaching Leather; IV., 

 Waterproofing Leather; V., Weighting Tanned Leather; VI., Preservation of Leather 

 Chapter VIII., Tanning Various Skins. 



Part III., Currying Chapter I., Waxed Calf: I., Preparation; II., Shaving; III., 

 Stretching or Slicking; IV., Oiling the Grain ; V., Oiling the Flesh Side; VI., Whitening and 

 Graining; VIL, Waxing; VIII., Finishing; IX., Dry Finishing; X., Finishing in Colour; 

 XL, Cost Chapter II., White Calf: I., Finishing in White Chapter III., Cow Hide for 

 Upper Leathers: I.. Black Cow Hide; II., White Cow Hide; III., Coloured Cow Hide. 

 Chapter IV., Smooth Cow Hide Chapter V., Black Leather Chapter VI., Miscellaneous 

 Hides: I., Horse; II., Goat; III., Waxed Goat Skin; IV., Matt Goat Skin Chapter VIL, 

 Russia Leather: I., Russia Leather; II.. Artificial Prussia Leather. 



Part IV., Enamelled, Hungary and Chamoy Leather, Morocco, Parchment, Furs 

 and Artificial Leather Chapter I., Enamelled Leather: I., Varnish Manufacture; II., 

 Application of the Enamel; III., Enamelling in Colour Chapter II., Hungary Leather: I., 

 Preliminary; II., Wet Work or Preparation; III., Aluming; IV., Dressing or Loft Work; 

 V., Tallowing; VI., Hungary Leather from Various Hides Chapter III., Tawing: I., Pre- 

 paratory Operations; II., Dressing; III., Dyeing Tawed Skins; IV., Rugs Chapter IV., 

 Chamoy Leather Chapter V., Morocco: I., Preliminary Operations, II., Morocco Tanning; 

 III., Mordants used in Morocco Manufacture; IV., Natural Colours used in Morocco 

 Dyeing; V., Artificial Colours; VI. Different Methods of Dyeing; VIL, Dyeing with Natural 

 Colours; VIII., Dyeing with Aniline Colours; IX., Dyeing with Metallic Salts; X., Leather 

 Printing; XL, Finishing Morocco; XII., Shagreen; XIII., Bronzed Leather Chapter VI., 

 Gilding and Silvering: I., Gilding; II., Silvering; III., Nickel and Cobalt Chapter VII. 

 Parchment Chapter VIII., Furs and Furriery: I., Preliminary Remarks; II., Indigenous 

 Furs; III., Foreign Furs from Hot Countries; IV. Foreign Furs from Cold Countries; V., 

 Furs from Birds' Skins; VI., Preparation of Furs; VIL, Dressing; Vlll.. Colouring; IX., 

 Preparation of Birds' Skins; X. Preservation of Furs Chapter IX., Artificial Leather: I., 

 Leather made from Scraps; II., Compressed Leather; III., American Cloth; IV., Papier 

 Mache; V., Linoleum; VI., Artificial Leather. 



Part V., Leather Testing and the Theory of Tanning Chapter I., Testing and Analysis 

 of Leather: I., Physical Testing of Tanned Leather; II., Chemical Analysis Chapter II., 

 The Theory of Tanning and the other Operations of the Leather and Skin Industry: I., 

 Theory of Soaking; II., Theory of Unhairing; III., Theory of Swelling; IV., Theory of 

 Handling; V. Theory of Tanning; VI., Theory of the Action of Tannin on the Skin; VIL, 

 Theory of Hungary Leather Making; VIII., Theory of Tawing; IX., Theory of Chamoy 

 Leather Making; X., Theory of Mineral Tanning. 



Part VI., Uses of Leather Chapter I., Machine Belts: I., Manufacture of Belting; II., 

 Leather Chain Belts; III., Various Belts, IV., Use of Belts Chapter II., Boot and Shoe- 

 making: I., Boots and Shoes; II., Laces Chapter III., Saddlery: I., Composition of a 

 Saddle; II., Construction of a Saddle Chapter IV., Harness: I., The Pack Saddle; II., 

 Harness Chapter V., Military Equipment Chapter VI., Glove Making Chapter VII., 

 Carriage Building Chapter VIII., Mechanical Uses. 



Appendix, The World's Commerce in Leather I., Europe; II., America; III., Asia 

 IV., Africa; Australasia Index. 



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