Picture No | 10075641 |
Date | 1827 |
Description | Tanner 1827 |
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The art of the tanner consists in converting the gelatinous part of the skins of animals into the substance called leather by impregnating it with tannin.
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Source | Unattributed woodcut in "The Book of English Trades and Library of The Useful Arts" (1827) opposite page 328 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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