New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-27
THE ENHI TION
AT THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.
NJ.
LEATHER


An article on leather has already appeared ia this So
lies Since then number Of specimens have arrived
frcu sroad and some adj iona lots o. American have
been added to tn exposition Weare pleased 20 SOC the
arnerie. Of Eranl and of one or tao OF her American
Provinces represented in these arrivals as well Aus
trii and Switzerland
There are American specimens manufactured NJ
tue tannery Of Gideon Bantz Jr. of Frederick City
Nj They we're prepared expressly - tclt tae
availability Of process of tanning with mt the
Of bark # which their exhibitor David Xamedg. Of
Reading, Pa Is the inventor Old pa'elee In .Ar ot
are al the usual sorts from heavy sole AID harness
the light and flexible calf skin ani the porous sheep
Some % the specimens of sheep skins aye flushed
30 resemble calskns aud answer man Of the proposes
of that Of leather They certainly appear iupsr
yious CROUCH for summer wear There IS also a hair
dressed decr-skn worthy OF notice IL is smoothly fin
shed the fesh side ard blAckeucl leaving all the
non-ccudlcting qualities Of the hide unaIrctol Tor
winter wear, ia severe climates. 70 woul4 be decidedly
comfortable.
Tsecsf skns of this collection arc remark ably firm
and elastic considering the ra)dty of their pre- Para
tion They are sad ~ have been tanned IN from -it
to seseB days. This ce.rriy is the more ns.ic,abe
from the fact that no machinery beyoad ,bi usual in
t5ur-rlcs has been en- 'oyed Ans here ismly D. vel
to sta'e that seventy one days were found slicen.
vh il process ss are ts-u'eJ O. turn ont a. drn
atJ lura3, samples IL SOLE are usually me. vi a.
Neither III Manufacturer Ot .lrse samples nor the
patenteo Of ts process has given any ins sht into
tie particular s'yptic used the of ms supply
Bsrk rseJ no greater exen' than one fourth tle
usual quantity and cot a. 81 in tanning tte ghe- sors
81 skins. As matter oi interest, We sub0a the in
y,n'o statement Of the advantages Oi bis PROCESS
over the Old rethod he assures ~ that % tan ore
DOZEN cOmmoB size cal s.ns wl from - cents
20 -. and AL other k,lds IF hides ia pr,p,rol. l.
requires les room or spare 10 c.ry on rae 5Iiuesg
To, tanning car bee perfected 10 one i0dr.h 81 .Ae
usual one sheep, goar, neer AID calf sAins Or a1y
similar .ss, can BE- asrad in ffO thee ~ ten dIy,;
hip upper harness. sblftir- and heavy sole leather
i4 rom twenty 10 eighty days. IAe process can BE-
ear usd bg my taEa-r 10 very sLOf- tins 1t gives
tie leather strength AID turaalg, rgeater SIT
nr-s add yiab,'y. more eight, eni dis zap better.
producers tler texture, snJ conselusus finishes
much tler. old renders Il much lmJeryOus g.
dian leather tanned by tie old uethod Slfep
a. goat -kns aDned IN THIS way possess tue s.ren IN
81 cf - D. and in shoes aud bOo,s vii retain tleir
,saIe equal % that OF calf skia Deer -kins make
splendid article Or sO-es cali skins pose CJIp'e
b. siIei 9Th Of fAose tanned by TIE old method The
1piaTf4- and different Stages 81 tas pOcess. are rIe
sai-e g.. 6r analogous 20. tnr uslal meth II
Kenfiy patent wa tsksnout 70 -
James x Smith, " ri Guy, h.s done h.s p-r to-
n,-irct e. tAe Exhibition remarked upon % olf -st
1f.ioe BY fur .lrg case Of bun aCl co0r-d 4 anj
sletp shihs gLicL crecaJe fpr rnsb and colOrgg
They Of the sorrs used by book binders, hates 81,
l. ! J. Gros5cz Of Ihi.ade paa - li1t %. % plain
cc sLs slgD-d limitations VI the French stYr -.
dressing; also JET al sheen skins JAcDbIs IL J..e-
g Newark y. j.. haze couple u glrs u hzht s0'r
Tt,y aFe smooth-grsiled and refy fir and cl- ~ BIZ
uo.I 80 q any Of thru class 10 t1e building
hose ae!e al the additional American sample il a.
no tine Il uaklos ~ u. article.
" Lolcr iF.t among ioreilu sauple- Of leather,
tiose ioA o1r reigbbOrs of -ie Br.h American Prov
.lce-. Oifer J. Mlcalu, 81 CLiyps3a. C.. w has
5tIo-l.ed -eVerel sies 81 superior s.- me weight of
sth -rs fom ~ u = Is IL i henl lck-t.1Dsl, and
.fs,re darker cJOfed ,lan much d; The leather naau.
JOB, ~.crd Dr. rhe states TIE hen!oek bark affords
r.eaIer a. lngeLt rL-n he oss and hence tue hides
Led 9Th 10 us-d extensively ar Lynn, and her
curing 0ca.sies Where chearnes- j. li-ai-
.r- ol or Il gycs .he mahogany bue - soes o. the
Lste ssoes as tlry IT. I'D il tas Southern m1r-
k,-,. Tie Canadian sic Gather fiIsfs generally from
ours IN important particular It. iesh SIDE Is gsner.
ay .efr uDsl.yed. snt j. merely rsrd Ths We flr f.
thereby Increased, bUt itre actual gain one w1q
~ H. 10 saes 9 dscr latiIg buyers. Aud III 20 th
mau1ctsrero B-0csLs laere tue afga l:age OF eH-
tg LIN % i've tie appearance Of knes. and
substantially 70 the scles sithogttEe reality
" A Clark, Of Toronto. hos On exhibition soue good
specimens OF ROaEs, Cape sheepskins in which me
beag;iu tint impaired By the cochinea sye displayed
advantage The Sheep-skin Noroccos coored With
eOchineal are much MOI costly than any other kosss
They are worth, in this market, from - 70 $40 per
dozen vhich is from ~ 81 ~ higher than evea lni.
taoD Russia Mr Clark exhibits also, very .'it sod
white Lanb-skin. There il a specimen OF blckskll IN
his department tanned after the Indian process II