AM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Middle Ages, Karakul Sheep, American Legend Cooperative
1 Nov 2016
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Leather: highly specialized, time consuming to process, color and texture decisions made 8-16 months ahead, most animals raised for food- by product of meatpacking industry, 1809- samuel parker invented split hide machine. U. s. leather industry: 673 business in u. s, california, new york, texas, wisconsin, tanneries are specialized according to types of skin, sales of ces/ showrooms in new york. Classes of leather: skins- goat, pig, sheep, deer. Weigh 15 lbs or less: kips- young horses or cattle. Weigh 15- 25lbs: hides- cattle, buffalo, horse. Used on 2/3 of all leather in us. Washable/ dental sponging: vegetable tanning (ancient) Tannic acids- oak bark, nuts, or shrub and tea leaves. Used on cow, steer, horse, and buffalo hides- heavy, stiff. Months to process- labor intensive: oil tanning. Soft and pliable leather- chamois, doeskin, buckskin. Types of leather- cattle: garments- gloves, auto upholstery, handbags, shoes. Types of leather- sheep and lamb: shoes, chamois, slippers, jackets.
