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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    veflels which had been employed on the New* foundland Fifheries, and on taking the Cod out of the hold of the veffel, a great quantity of Salt falls off; it is thus collected for the ufe of fa!ting Hides only (hence it is called Salt of Morue, or of Cod). This agreement was renewed in 1726, when it was dipulated that the Butchers fhould pay 16 livres 19 fols for a minot (or J of a fextier) of this Salt, befides the expence of Officers, Mea- furers, Porters, &c. Every Butcher mud return the number of cattle he propofes to kill the month following, and the quantity of Salt he {hall have occafion for, com¬ puting 4 pounds of Salt for every hide. The Hungarian Leather Tanners alfo are fup- plied with this Salt, on condition that they mix in every minot (or J of a fextier) 8 pounds of pound¬ ed Alum at their own cod, and alfo adies to pre¬ vent their making ufe of this Salt in their kitchens, or for domestic ufe. So that Tanners Salt Bands them in 25 livres a minot, or 4 fols a pound, indead of 12 fols, the price of the common Salt. The mixture of Alum renders this Salt ufelefs for any other purpofe. In the fea-ports they ufe the word of Salts (called the Sardina Salt, another pickled fifh) and the Butchers thus fituated, would have a great ad¬ vantage if the Farmers General had not an eye over them. The Hides being falted, they are folded in two, lengthways, fo that each extremity falls on its op- pofitej then they are folded again, beginning with