Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,757 pages of information and 247,156 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

A. G. Jones and Co

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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. (Stand No. J.65)
  • Note:
    • * 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.


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