Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-13
TO ALL THE WORLD WHO USE LEATHER
IN ANY FORM.
OIL OF TANNIN.
OR. LEATHER

A NEW CHEMICAL DIsCoVERY.-Mosr
IA. people know. that skins aud hides are eonver-
leo INTO leather by the use Of TaAnin sxtraeted
i'om certain barks, &c.
When the force aud strength Of dne Tannin is
worn out. lea ther becomes dead hard, dry, br'-
Tie, cracked, covered with a srust, &c. This All
KNOW To restore then life, s~ofthess, moIstnsss,
strength, smoothness, and remove oil crust az,
or bhster-restorc the tanniR. THIS substanse
the leather never can receive the second time;
o9l me whole virtues of II are in this article, tbs
OIL OF Tannln-which penetratss the stIfest and
hardest leather, hit has BEEN twentY years in use.
ana II tears easily with the fingers, Il impalts nj
once a strength that is utterly incrsdisLe untd
seen. H. becomes like new leather,i9 all resrects.
M1n a selRhtiuI soitness and polish. and makes
nj leather completely and per ecIly impervieus
TO INDEPENDENTLY boots, shoes, carriase tons.
hSTness, hose. trunks, aad in fact all things made
OF leather, glvlnS a splendid polish, even higher
than new leather has, al d at least doubling its
wear and dur lbllIty, in whatever manner the
leather IL used. These a~refacts.
To convince of their truSh, aRy man trviny tha
article and not finding ~ so, shall have his money
again. Remember that this is serisus and trua.
Wehave to say u, for we would never have be
IleVed the wonderful efects of this oil upon lea
theT without seeing Il, and we ask not for the ere
dulty OF the community TIL they have sesn, ard
then, we knCw that they must know these 10 be
Iacts' Directions for use, with each bottle. Pa
tent leather az! its 20 ish restored by this oil.
Corns caueot long exist where this is used for
boots ana shoes, II keeps the leather So soft.
Leather canEet decay, or crack, mould. or hI,s-
ter, during the common age of man, so far as NE
cas- Jucge by experienced. If this oil is properly
Ladies shoes, of the finest kinds, are beautifed
ahe rendered water ,proSf by 10; and so are the
shoes or boots OF all others who use IL.
Banish then, all India rubber, or other over
SHOES, and use this oil. The proprietors VIII
warrant, that If leather is Erst soaked in this oil.
and then made INTO aboot, and that boot sunk
three mCHtns IN water, not one drop of wet or
moisture can ever enter the boot, unless il runs
over the top! and such a boot sha \ wear double
the time OF ITS mate that is not so prepared.
. Now these things are true, the discovery is af
minute value to The world. If il 10 not true. n 4
the easiest thing in the wsrld &c grove n. waLont
cost; Who 'hen will refuse a trail
moe who, will may wear old shoes, groan
with corns, ride with old carriage tops-haye old
harness, and throw them away hall ussd-look
hithy themselves, and all about them-expead
double whatls Necessary for articles of leather;
10 their hearts content, for what we care. If their
PreJudl;es are 80 strong, they will not try a new
discovery, We have no favors to ask of them,
lhey are the greatest sufferers, and we beg for
please yourselves.
9Non genuine unless with the fac siElls
signature ofCOMSTOCK d co.
For sale bY OLIVER PRYOR, Union 81.
Jan ~ Wheeling, Va.