The art of tanning and currying leather: with an account of all the different processes made use of in Europe and Asia for dying leather red and yellow / Collected and published at the expence of the Dublin Society. To which are added, Mr. Philippo's method of dying the Turkey leather. As approved of by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. and for which he had a reward of one hundred pounds, and their gold medal, for the secret.

  • C. V., member of the Society.
Date:
1774
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Credit: The art of tanning and currying leather: with an account of all the different processes made use of in Europe and Asia for dying leather red and yellow / Collected and published at the expence of the Dublin Society. To which are added, Mr. Philippo's method of dying the Turkey leather. As approved of by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. and for which he had a reward of one hundred pounds, and their gold medal, for the secret. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    When the fkins are dry they are foftened by treading, then they give them more oil than dub¬ bing; they tread them a fecond, after which, to Scour the grain thoroughly, they rub the ikin with a brufh dipt in a weak lye of pot-afh, and immediately after they give them the black, ob- ferving to keep the edges clean. The black is the fame as for fleeked leather, and is laid on in the fame manner, with a brufh or a handful of wool¬ len fluff. After giving the fir ft black they are frlzed acrofs, then they receive a fecond black, which is generally fufficient, and are put in the air to dry thoroughly. When dried they are trod, the paumelle paffed over them on the flefh fide, and flefhed on the edges, then with the perching knife, after which they are rubbed over with a cork pau- ?7ielle; and laftly oil is laid on the grain, and they are finifhed. A workman may finifh one dozen of cow fkins in oil in twelve days ; they are commonly worth eighteen or twenty livres each ; they ferve chiefly for cabrioles and light work, as they are greatly brought down, that is, are very thin. They make the backs in oil for harnefs*makers-, both of ox and cow fkins after the heads and bellies are cut off, leaving the back three feet and a half broad, and four feet and a half long; this is the flrongefl part of the hide, and ufed for harnefs work. Of 1.4