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COVERED RUCKLES. 



The covering of buckles with caoutchouc enamel is fully 

 demonstrated to be a valuable improvement. They are manu- 

 factured of different colors cheaper, and are better when made, 

 than those that are covered with animal leather. 



BAGGAGE STRAPS. 



Baggage, trunk, and other straps are made of caoutchouc 

 harness leather, the buckle-holes being stayed by strong linen 

 cord or metal wire, cemented in around the holes or before them, 

 in such a manner as to hold firmly, and prevent the buckle- 

 tongue from tearing out. See plate xxv., fig. 9. 



ELASTIC STRAPS. 



The baggage, trunk, and other straps above described, are 

 much improved by inserting from one to two inches in length 

 of elastic stayed fabrics, in the strap near the buckle of the 

 strap. 



Straps made of animal leather may be made elastic in the 

 same way, by which means they are more easily managed, and 

 bind any article more securely, than those that are unyielding 

 or non-elastic. See plate xxv., fig. 10. 



COLLAR PADS. 



These are manufactured of ventilated quilted fabrics, or in 

 moulds, in the same manner as horse-collars, being subsequently 

 lined with woolen stuffs, to prevent their galling the horse. See 

 plate XXV., fig. 11. 



