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the Grinding of Bark— Manufacture of Sole Leather: Soaking; Sweating and Unhairing j 

 Plumping and Colouring; Handling; Tanning; Tanning Elephants' Hides; Drying; 

 Striking or Pinning — Manufacture of Dressing Leather: Soaking; Depilation; New Pro- 

 cesses for the Depilation of Skins; Tanning; Cow Hides; Horse Hides; Goat Skins ; Manu- 

 acture of Split Hides — On Various Methods of Tanning: Mechanical Methods; Physical 

 Methods; Chemical Methods; Tanning with Extracts — Quantity and Quality; Quantity; 

 Net Cost; Quality of Leather — Various Manipulations of Tanned Leather: Second Tanning; 

 Grease Stains; Bleaching Leather; Waterproofing Leather; Weighting Tanned Leather; 

 Preservation of Leather — Tanning Various Skins. 



Part UL, Currying: — Waxed Calf: Preparation; Shaving; Stretching or Slicking; 

 Oiling the Grain ; Oiling the Flesh Side; Whitening and Graining; Waxing; Finishing; Dry 

 Finishing; Finishing in Colour; Cost — White Calf: Finishing in White — Cow Hide for 

 Upper Leathers: Black Cow Hide; White Cow Hide; Coloured Cow Hide — Smooth Cow 

 Hide — Black Leather — Miscellaneous Hides: Horse; Goat; Waxed Goat Skin; Matt Goat 

 Skin — Russia Leather: Russia Leather; ArtiHcial Russia Leather. 



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

 and Artificial Leather — Enamelled Leather: Varnish Manufacture; Application of the 

 Enamel; Enamelling in Colour — Hungary Leather; Preliminary; Wet Work or Prepara- 

 tion; Aluming; Dressing or Loft Work; Tallowing; Hungary Leather from Various Hides 

 — Tawing: Preparatory Operations; Dressing; Dyeing Tawed Skins; Rugs — Chamoy Leather 

 — Morocco: Preliminary Operations, Morocco Tanning* Mordants used in Morocco Manu- 

 facture ; Natural Colours used in Morocco Dyeing ; Artificial Colours ; Different Methods 

 of Dyeing; Dyeing with Natural Colours; Dyeing with Aniline Colours; Dyeing with 

 Metallic Salts ; Leather Printing ; Finishing Morocco ; Shagreen ; Bronzed Leather — Gilding 

 and Silvering: Gilding; Silvering; Nickel and Cobalt — Parchment — Furs and Furriery: 

 Preliminary Remarks; Indigenous Furs; Foreign Furs from Hot Countries; Foreign Furs 

 from Cold Countries ; Furs from Birds' Skins; Preparation oF Furs; Dressing; Colouring; 

 Preparation of Birds' Skins; Preservation of Furs — Artificial Leather: Leather made from 

 Scraps; Compressed Leather; American Cloth ; Papier Ma.ch6 ; Linoleum ; Artificial Leathsr. 

 Part v., Leather Testing; and the Theory of Tanning— Testing and Analysis of Leather : 

 Physical Testing of Tanned Leather; Chemical Analysis— The Theory of Tanning and the 

 other Operations of the Leather and Skin Industry: Theory of Soaking; Theory of Un- 

 hairing; Theory of Swelling; Theory of Handling; Theory of Tanning; Theory of the 

 Action of Tannin on the Skin; Theory of Hungary Leather Making; Theory of Tawing; 

 Theory of Chamoy Leather Making; Theory of Mineral Tanning. 



Part VI., Uses of Leather— Machine Belts : Manufacture of Belting ; Leather Chain 

 Belts; Various Belts, Use of Belts— Boot and Shoe-making: Boots and Shoes; Laces- 

 Saddlery: Composition of a Saddle; Construction of a Saddle — Harness: The Pack Saddle; 

 Harness— Mih'tary Equipment — Glove Making — Carriage Building — Mechanical Uses. 



Appendix, The World's Commerce in Leather— Europe ; America; Asia; Africa; 

 Australasia — Index. 



THE LEATHER WORKER'S MANUAL. Being a Com- 

 pendium of Practical Recipes and Working Formulae for Curriers, 

 Bootmakers, Leather Dressers, Blacking Manufacturers, Saddlers, 

 Fancy Leather Workers. By H. C. Standage. 165 pp. Price 7s. 6d. ; 

 India and Colonies, 8s. ; Other Countries, 8s. 6d. ; strictly net. 



Contents. 



Blackings, Polishes, Glosses, Dressings, Renovators, etc., for Boot and Shoe Leather — 

 Harness Blackings, Dressings, Greases, Compositions, Soaps, and Boot-top Powders and 

 Liquids, etc., etc. — Leather Grinders' Sundries — Currier's Seasonings, Blacking Compounds, 

 Dressings, Finishes, Glosses, etc. — Dyes and Stains for Leather— Miscellaneous Information 

 — Chrome Tannage — Index, 



Books on Pottery, Bricks, 

 Tiles, Glass, etc. 



THE MANUAL OF PRACTICAL POTTING. Compiled 

 by Experts, and Edited by Chas. F. Binns. Revised Third Edition 

 and Enlarged. 200 pp. Price 17s. 6d. ; India and Colonies, 18s. 6d. ; 

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