Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-28

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81
pEscBIpTloNoFLE FADING PROCESSES
nNurncr,5oE
IN fSlfe MANI
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Tha E;rs x,,,n. Tbat IL Done with a1ie I
81. -
saw SAih I :
ning-kpplicaIon Of the Dye-fntting
on the Finishing yeucies.
Md gloves are mades toa nalersAeeh
IN England and germany, puc tlose "
best quality are usually manuIactureu ~
France. IN al tnere are ~ separate plo,
cesses before she raw SKIN IS cehveflsA
into the Kid glove. IN nrst tnlng 10 az
is.tof course, to emoye the hair rom the
raw skins, and for TINS purpose anne rs
used, they being immersed from q lore-
night TO three weeks N PTS containing
water lime. InesRlhs are constantly
turned anuFshtSed about by WorSmeh
armed with long IRON tongs' anaWheA
taken out % Is Inund thas inc ilihs mas
ioosened the cuticie 81 the SKIN, nus
rendering the removal @ 5he hMr y more
easy matter.4 from the lilne-plus 1he sklns
are taken 70 the unnairlng room, Rhere
they are stretched on q scrt OF WOODEN
block, and are scraped with
a blunt two.handied KNIFE ms
removes the hair. Ihey are now
taken IN hand by the snesher,"
who cuts Oft the tail, the head
piece, n such portions OF adipose
matter as may still adhere TO the XII
The skins now pass on to the
whoremoyes any hair chat may nave NTH
erto escaped the KNIVES OF the previous
operators. They are next left TO soak ]
clear water, 70 remove al traces o. 1iie
hlne, anaIrom tnence Iney unaergo g pro-
cess OF Is 10 say, lhey
are paced IN q mixture Oh warm water
and bran, which not only removes any
tieshy lmpur1ty from the ssksfss,i q also
renders them soft and supple. Kid skins
are not tanned AXE ordinary leather, y
are immersed IN q large, revolving
sdrum,. winch contains q mixture COM
posed OF yolk OF eggs Wheaten nour' alum
and salt; Il 50 enormoIl Is the consump-
ZION OF the tormer lngredlents tnat at one
factory IN GhaumontS no han 4,o0O
eggs are needed every day. Theiskins are
allowed to remain in this costly paste for
rather more n an hour, the drum being
Kept revolving by means OF machinery.
They are next taken out, and
relnDyed TO The cellars for The
| hsssht, ana nom thence are con-
Veyea on TIE IonoWlng day 70 the drying
room, Where they are subjected TO Q
temperature varying from l4o TO l6O
degrees. Each SKIN Is hung separately on
hooks, u thus they dry very quickly.
Ih1sproeess leaves them somewhat hard,
ana shey are next seasoned or sam
nice Wathseold water, then stretched
I'D forwards over an upright
KNIFE, shaned like h~alf-nopn. After
being Wetted again, they are shaved by
means OF specially-constructed knives,
which remove the t1nder-ftesh. The skins
are now coated with a composition of -four,
Oh. and yelk OF egg, which makes them
soft pllabie. They are then conveyed
70 lile ~ayeznouse.
Beiore being dyed the skins are trodder
ahaer ioo1 Ior several hours IN water.
having been rInsed, the skins are now
molstened with more yolS OF eggs, and are
70 rest q day before they are dyed
py me Wofkmen,s who, taking a brush
aippea ~ ammonia, spread it over the
skln; 2 then apply several coasings OF
tne dye. For SKINS that are dyedon both
sides, OF course, another process is
empioyed. me Workmen place the kin
40 a Large vat, In while treading them
OWE pour IN b coloring liquid. Those
1nat are intended for black gloves show,
after their first dip IN the dye, a blush
dlnge, put thls1 IS Worked3on until the skins
present a prllhant and perfect black.
Ihe SKINS, having been DRIED and dyed
are now subjected to q process known as