The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17
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several applications. the most Important
OF which commercially is the production
Of artificial ornamental leather for up
closely woven textile fabrics of cotton or
linen by successive dimensions of long
rolls of duck. drilling or other suitable
then passing the goods thus s~mpregnated
With this substance, called s'pantasote,'
isrolish enclosing rolls or plates, thus
lmpartlng any desired pattern in relief.
The finished product differs radically from
various limitations of leather which have
hitEerto been made and used, and is. in
tact. superior to leather in many respects.
Thus Il is water proof and germ proof;
and owing to these qualities. and also 70
! serb grease or to become. sticky in hot
climates. the material IS largely used in
furnishing and upa1olStering cars made in
A AfasHani a0e No ea''i@ sun f &c laal can abe Be-
used IN those not innate and no leather
or other substitute therefor has been
found to with this material for
T, such purposes under u conditions. The
German Emperor'5 yacht Meteor, the
y yfahes 'o of males' X ya 81 foraign not and The he
and nobility have all their interior work
and deck cushions Of paaltasote made in
| cabs. ambulances and private carriages
have adopted the material because of it's
sanitary QUALITIES and superior durability.
1 f1c I'll ttQClfCt " In qdfGG GXDOTI MARI
ket for meritorious articles of American
! production 1t may be stated that some
tens of thousands of square yards OF this
mater.al-of which, perhaps, none of our
| readers have heretofore even heard the
| name-Were shipped abroad and sold in
] Europe IN 1896 for purposes we have here
Pantasote is now being extensively
adopted IN this country for smoking ears
and trolley cars, and several of the new
american war vessels have been furnished
with Il. Another use of surprisingly
large outlook is for car curtains. 1t APP
pears that every kind Of material, from
| pensive fabrics specially woven and cost
ing several dollars per yard, has been
9 assesd1 TOT sI. this his purpose; but all e,catch
and ~unfading qualities of pantasote make
1t especially adaptable for these purposes,
and it has been adopted recently, afte1.
prolonged tests, by the Wagner Palace
Car Company, the New York Central and
other railroad companies as standard ma
Science and Arts OF the Franklin Tnsti-
tute investigated the merits of the ma
terial, and subjected the fabrics to var
more thar a years duration. and made
q very favorable report, which concluded
as follows
inself In correspondence during the last
Two years, with a number of manufac-
tnrers builders and others hay
order to learn from them how
the pantasote products nave stood
the test of practical service. Replies
to the inquiries have been received from
manufacturers of furniture, car builders.
carriage builders, boat and ship builders
and others. These replies are uniformly
favorable, and indicate that for uphoistery
and carriage work pantasote is the best
substitute for leather that has thus far
been placed on the market. The Instft,te
accordingay awards to the Pantasote
Leather Company of New York, the Ed
ward LongstreIn Medal Of Merit.
The Passaic factory consists of a main
building 2oq feet long by 50 feet wide, ~
stores IN height, with several wings or
extensions varying from 100 feet long bv
90 feet vide to So feet square, built Of
brick and situated in a six acre plot.
Which are utilized for the bleaching ami
curing processes. The company has am
pie means for the development of the
INDUSTRY: but 1t has made haste slowly
IN Its effort to market ITS products he
lievirg that new outlets would naturally
develop as the merits Of the material be,
use. so