West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-30
GOAT AND SHEEP SKINS.
HNw ThcY Aro Made into LCithrr an
Worked into Various Fancy Good..

H'w rhcy Arc Made into Leather and
worked Into Various Is,nc, Good,.
Morocco manufacture tcals with
the little goat and sheep .hns for
ladies, wear Goat-skins i'm their raw
state come 60 the market dry Saltcd."
They are soaked, lined, uuhajrcd and
tanned i'm similar manner to large
skins. but they are tanned with mmac
and gambler instead of with coarse
bark, rs these produce sol,cr finishes
Bong small, compact and of fine tcNt-
urc, they are desirable for high finishes.
which do not "crack" if the sk'nt
properly treated IN tmuing Goat
skins retain the whole OF the grain and
0c,h, except thin SHAY inws of flesh rc-
moved from the back and mrc, tp pro-
cure even thickness. Glove Gni~hc, ON
small skins are generally procured by
"a,wm tanning The unappr1achlble
French Kid and French glove Lea her
are fruits of years of experiment. and To
rival their excellent quality is the laud-
able aim of progressive morocco manu-
lecturers everywhere The SKIN oG
wool-bcarlng animal, or sheep skin. is
inferior in quality or service TO a goat
skin. Its texture is loose or "spong,,n ~
absorbing liquors SO readily that il can
uc tanned i'm a short time IL absorb,
moisture in the same manner i'm wear
ing, SO that i'm wet countries IL isill
adopted TO hard service sheep kirs
are used for Innings and fa,mus i'm mi
most every pair of shoes made and the
best selections only are u,cl tn mako
uh,tAnfs- Ianf lt.V ". ~
south American shoe, -stins from I'm.
gland lin the pickle a. high duty
on wool makes it cheaper to n we tie
"wool-pulling' done IA England. and
let the skins como TO u as our raw ma
tcrial. The English thus have great
hold on the wool-pulliug and shccp-skin
market, and, further, their famous
Southdown sheep furnish us with our
"slliycrs. Tho skivcr is n largs-,iZcd
split skcep-skn used for Innings aud
facings.
Small skins are finished ON the grain
side. being "gla2cd' or "hgurcd' rs
desired. Sometimes a kid finish j. used,
sometimes "a pcbblcd figure, aud often
the poor sheep are made to masquerade
ns Rlligators. The race Of nlligators
and seals would long aEo have been cN-
terminated To- satiatc fashion demand,
for fancy-Colorcd lcathrrs for rrtculc,
and portmantcaus had not the docilc
goat or sheep again appeared i'm history
a. "a sacrifice Russia leather. too
Is not now an unknown quantity i'm tn,
accomplishments of the American tam
ncr Tho late Hon. Marshall Jewell
one of Americas most distinguished
leather merchants, when Minister TO
st. Petersburg, accepted an invitation
to visit tanncry. in hc course Of the
inspection he noticed atmiXturc i'm some
barrels in an obscure part Of the build
ing, into which ho dipped his finger,
prompted no doubt 10y practical curi.
os'tv On returning to his apartments
hc discovered on his hand the odor of
Russia leather as the result OF. his cE-
pertinent. He aft"rward learned that
the liquor contained asafTtda and birch
tar, and that the materials used were
selected because Of their chcapncss, and
not because they produced peculiar
fragrance. lie sent home several bar
rclS of the ingredients, but i'm the mean
time Russian knowing the secret Of
the manufacture had come TO New
York, and, after attempting TO set mp
manufactory of bis own, entered the
service Of an American firm, who with
others have since developed the manu-
iacturc so that little is now inn ortcd
from Russia H. w. NcUhuH, u
jIlg.gy'4 H,yyyayJy.