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Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle , sheep , goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, ostriches, and aquatic animals such as seals and alligators.
Crocodile leather trade was established in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America when it became a popular material in the 1800s. [14] Since then, demand for skins has increased to the extent that hunting and production spread to Africa, Asia and Australia, where the majority of crocodile skins are sustainably sourced today. [14]
Bonded leather, also called reconstituted leather, composition leather [1] [2] or blended leather, is a term used for a manufactured upholstery material which contains animal hide. It is made as a layered structure of a fiber or paper backer covered with a layer of shredded leather fibers mixed with natural rubber or a polyurethane binder that ...
An artificial leather bag strap, made from plastic. Artificial leather, also called synthetic leather, is a material intended to substitute for leather in upholstery, clothing, footwear, and other uses where a leather-like finish is desired but the actual material is cost prohibitive or unsuitable due to practical or ethical concerns.
Palliser Furniture is a family-owned furniture manufacturing company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [ 1 ] As of at least 2016 [update] , the company was the largest manufacturer of made-to-order leather furniture in North America.
Now, firefighters across the nation are using their American-made Heat Straps, and the brothers have grown as a company to make heritage American workwear clothing, made in the U.S.A. with a ...
A razor strop or simply a strop (sometimes called a razor strap or strap) is a flexible strip of leather, canvas, denim fabric, balsa wood, or other soft material, used to straighten and polish the blade of a straight razor, a knife, or a woodworking tool such as a chisel. In many cases stropping re-aligns parts of the blade edge that have been ...
Lifetime Products Inc. is a privately owned company founded in Its main products are blow-molded polyethylene folding chairs and tables, picnic tables, home basketball equipment, [2] sheds, coolers, kayaks and paddleboards, and lawn and garden items, along with OEM steel and plastic items from other companies.