VI. TANNING PROCESSES 91 VII. DRESSING, DYEING, AND FINISHING OF LEATHER 112 INDEX 159 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE BLEACHING OIL-TANNED LEATHER _Frontispiece_ MECHANICAL FLAYING 23 PIM'S SYSTEM OF FLAYING 24 WARBLE FLY 28 WARBLED KIP (584 HOLES) 29 WARBLED HIDE (MAGNIFIED) 30 TANNING EXTRACT PLANT 48 SHAVING CYLINDER 53 BLADED CYLINDER FOR BUFFING 54 BAND-KNIFE SPLITTING MACHINE 54 SHAVING KNIFE 55 SHAVING MACHINE _bet. pp._ 56 & 57 SHAVING, OLD METHOD 56 SHAVING MACHINE, KNIFE GUARD 59 SHAVING MACHINE 61 DRUM TUMBLER 67 FALLER STOCKS 67 TANNER'S BEAM 68 LIME YARD 73 DEHAIRING KNIFE 80 DEHAIRING AND FLESHING MACHINE 81 FLESHING KNIFE 83 SCUDDING KNIFE 86 BARK MILL 93 TAN-YARD 94 ROUNDING OF HIDES 95 BARKOMETER 97 PADDLE VAT 103 PINNING SOLE BUTTS 121 ROLLING MACHINE 122 ROLLING SOLE LEATHER 123 FAN FOR DRYING 124 FAN FIXED IN CHAMBER 125 SUTCLIFFE SYSTEM OF DRYING 126 SLEEKER 128 FLUFFING MACHINE 129 STRIKING-OUT AND SCOURING MACHINE 130 LEATHER-STUFFING DRUM 135 STAKING AND GLAZING MACHINE 143 LEATHER CHAPTER I EVOLUTION OF THE ART OF LEATHER MANUFACTURE