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Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather. A tannery is the place where the skins are processed. Historically, vegetable based tanning used tannin , an acidic chemical compound derived from the bark of certain trees, in the production of leather.
By the 1760s, the colonial Moravians processed 1000-2000 animal hides at the Tannery annually and produced a large variety of leather products such as clothing, shoes, harnesses, and machinery parts. It was one of their most profitable trades. When trade with England ended due to the American Revolution, the need for leather rose significantly. [5]
By the 1760s the colonial Moravians processed 1000–2000 animal hides at the Tannery annually and produced a large variety of leather products such as clothing, shoes, harnesses, and machinery parts. [2] The Tannery was operated by the Moravians until 1829 and tanning ceased in 1873 due to the rising price of tanbark.
The Fred Rueping Leather Co. was a Fond du Lac cornerstone from 1854 to 1985, employing hundreds of residents. ... and by 1970 was in the top five largest tanners of upper side leather in the ...
Early 20th century currier's knife manufactured by Nicolai Clasen, Hamburg, Germany. A currier is a specialist in the leather-processing trade.After the tanning process, the currier [1] applies techniques of dressing, finishing and colouring to a tanned hide to make it strong, flexible and waterproof. [2]
Tanning may refer to: Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather; Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun; Sunless tanning, application of a stain or dye to the skin (active ingredient in tanning lotion products is dihydroxyacetone (DHA)).
Overshot waterwheel at Combe House Hotel in Holford, Somerset, England. Bark mill - 1892 illustration in Popular Science Monthly Volume 41. Bark mills, also known as Catskill's mills, are water, steam, horse, ox or wind-powered edge mills [1] used to process the bark, roots, and branches of various tree species into a fine powder known as tanbark, used for tanning leather.
William Edwards (c. 1770–1851) was an American inventor, grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the elder.He was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey.He introduced a valuable improvement in the manufacture of leather, whereby tanning was accomplished in a quarter of the usual time.