Project Gutenberg 2013-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 190 Adcock, K. J. Leather: From the Raw Material to the Finished Product Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Akers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Leather: From the Raw Material to the Finished Product" by K. J. Adcock is a scientific publication likely written in the early 20th century. This detailed work explores the multifaceted processes involved in leather production, from the collection and treatment of animal hides to the final manufacturing stages. It serves as an educational resource, detailing tanning methods, the evolution of leather manufacture, and the various materials used in the tanning process. The opening of the book outlines the historical evolution of leather manufacture, tracing back to ancient Egyptian methods and their remarkable advancements in the field even without modern machinery. Adcock discusses how leather, derived from the preserved skins of various animals, has undergone numerous transformations over time, transitioning from rudimentary drying techniques to sophisticated chemical processes like chrome tanning. He sets the stage for further exploration into the specific materials involved in tanning, the preparation methods necessary for different types of leather, and the machinery that has revolutionized the industry, emphasizing the balance of art and science in the craft of leather making. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43377/43377-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Leather HD Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Engineering & Technology 337607 2025-07-17T12:04:42.822138 text/html 310120 2024-10-23T17:32:15 text/html 2234474 2025-07-17T12:04:48.598144 application/epub+zip 2237021 2025-07-17T12:04:44.361086 application/epub+zip 173532 2025-07-17T12:04:43.377102 application/epub+zip 2343703 2025-07-17T12:04:51.749045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2309056 2025-07-17T12:04:47.969115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251120 2022-09-19T18:37:32.024586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284560 2023-09-19T04:25:53.239128 text/plain 264700 2024-10-23T17:32:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16078 2025-07-17T12:04:52.212046 application/rdf+xml 26953 2025-07-17T12:04:43.477087 image/jpeg 3059 2025-07-17T12:04:43.426133 image/jpeg 2047764 2025-07-17T12:04:42.939109 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog