Chapter XVI Principles of the Vegetable Tanning Processes
Methods of sole-leather tanning — Finishing of sole-leather — Theory of vegetable tannage — Deliming of sole-leather — “Mellowness” of liquors — Penetration of tannage — Drying of sole-leather — Tanning of dressing leathers — Preparation for tannage — Avoidance of “bloom” — Tannage of moroccos and other skins PAGE 220