Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Black Leather

BLACK LEATHER is that which, having passed through the hands of the carrier, after being scored and rubbed three times on the grain side with copperas-water, acquires a black colour, instead of the russet, as left by the tanners.—See Leather.

This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.