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* 1922 Advert as Manufacturers of Sumac Skivers* for Hat Leathers and Fancy Leather Trades. Crust and Finished Chamois. Sod Oil**. Salted Splits*** and Fleshes. White Washable Leather (Crust and Finished). Glace Kid. (Stand No. J.65) | * 1922 Advert as Manufacturers of Sumac Skivers* for Hat Leathers and Fancy Leather Trades. Crust and Finished Chamois. Sod Oil**. Salted Splits*** and Fleshes. White Washable Leather (Crust and Finished). Glace Kid. ''Also'' White skin Grease, Black Skin Grease. (Stand No. J.65) | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
* [[1922 British Industries Fair]] Advert cxxi | * [[1922 British Industries Fair]] Advert cxxi and p.43 | ||
* [http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/SKIVER] WorldWeb Dictionary | * [http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/SKIVER] WorldWeb Dictionary | ||
* [http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/dt/dt3392.html] Etherington and Roberts Dictionary | * [http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/dt/dt3392.html] Etherington and Roberts Dictionary | ||
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=6_oGAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA255&lpg=RA1-PA255&dq=sod+oil&source=web&ots=Ke3D0Kp8PD&sig=Khnq-Z7M3XzMvlx0LrtdStdvx2Q] The Circle of the Mechanical Arts by Thomas Martin - Google Book Search | * [http://books.google.com/books?id=6_oGAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA255&lpg=RA1-PA255&dq=sod+oil&source=web&ots=Ke3D0Kp8PD&sig=Khnq-Z7M3XzMvlx0LrtdStdvx2Q] The Circle of the Mechanical Arts by Thomas Martin - Google Book Search | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 4 February 2008
of Slack Lane, Derby
- 1922 Advert as Manufacturers of Sumac Skivers* for Hat Leathers and Fancy Leather Trades. Crust and Finished Chamois. Sod Oil**. Salted Splits*** and Fleshes. White Washable Leather (Crust and Finished). Glace Kid. Also White skin Grease, Black Skin Grease. (Stand No. J.65)
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- * Sumac Skivers - An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed. It is used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc. Sumac is a vegetable tanning material obtained from the dried leaves of certain species of Rhus.
- ** Sod Oil is a mixture of cod oil and the grease expressed from sheep skins.
- *** Split is a single thickness of a split hide.
Sources of Information
- 1922 British Industries Fair Advert cxxi and p.43
- [1] WorldWeb Dictionary
- [2] Etherington and Roberts Dictionary
- [3] The Circle of the Mechanical Arts by Thomas Martin - Google Book Search