Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-22
GLOVE SKINS NOW MADE INTO
COAT Innings FOR SOLDIERS
War Has Caused Shortage in Photo Chemicals and
Prices Soar Hgh-German Cutlery
Still Comes In

"The finest kid gloves imported into this
country come from Grenoble. France"
said II. II. Wagner, manager of +. Cen
temeri & Co, 1929 Chestnut street, (Which
has been famous for glove making since
the 18th century, and where the art has
been handed down through families en-
gagged In glove manufacture from gem
GRAFTON to generation. There is n skin
known to the trade as 'schmascher,' from
which the finest German gloves were
made. But since the beginning Of the
war none of II has come to this country.
As matter of fact, l understand that
not only in Germany, but in other Euro
, pean countries. the skins which were for
mcrly made into gloves are now being
used for lining coats for soldiers. This.
of course, makes the supply of skins for
making gloves not only scarce but more
expensive. with the exception of one
line of very fine gloves our firm has
not increased retail prices Then a great
many skins for gloves were formerly inn
ported from Dalmatia and the countries
bordering on the Adriatic. They are all
at war now and that supply is cut off.
THE finest kidskns come from the
Alpine countries. There are gloves sold
in America under the name of doeskln.
Doeskin Is supposed to be the skin of the
antelope, which is an extinct animal. So
when you buy pair of doeskin gloves
you are getting something Just as good
In the same way what is sold for Chamols
Is only sheepskin. At present italian
lambskn is being substituted for kidskn.
What are known as mocha gloves are
made from kidskins imported from
Mocha,in Arabia, where the coffee grows.
There are none OF these skins coming to
America at present nor are any coming
from South Africa, where we get the skins
for the well-known cape gloves. Glovers-
vile. n. Y, and Milwaukee. Wis, are
FIaWs.. yf,aN
tres OF the United States and at the pres
ent time they are working night and day
"Gloves imported from European coun-
tries are brought here already made up
A single perfect kidskin will make only
one pair of gloves"
"What Is done with the waste skin after
the gloves have been cut?" was asked
For answer Mr. Wagner produced two
pairs of perfectly made dIminutive kid
gloves. dolls size.
"This." said he, sis what we do with
the waste. We give these TO our custom
ers' children. and" he added, 1--WE pay ex-
actly the same duty on each OF these pairs
as we do on our regular goods"
According to John Haworth. of the
Kodak Company, 1920 Chestnut street the
prices of some Photographic developers
have gone away up, while others cannot
be had at any price. Asked If he knew
anything about the reopening OF the
bromide wells in Pomeroy o.. and Mason
City. w. Va, which were expected TO re-
lieve the situation, he said he did not.
I'VE can still get hydrochinon at Sc Il
pound. Normally. before the European
war the price was 55 cents. As for
metoI, amidol and glycin, they might be
normal price for them should be $40 a
pound
"The trouble is we have been absolutely
dependent on Germany for many photo
graphic chemicals, and now our supplies
are completely cut off.
I'm the matter OF glass for dry plates"
said Mr. Haworth. 1--WE imported all of
them from Germany. | understand there
is large supply of them on hand in this
country. and / suppose we could make
them here II we had to. These plates
must be made free from the slightest
blemish. and i'm their manufacture many
must be rejected so as to get them abso-
lutely perfect If we made them in
America we would have to use the same
care as Germans do in their manufac-
tuTe."
I'VE have not the least difficulty I'm get
ting cutlery goods from Germany" said
the manager OF l.. Herder & Son., 606
Arch street. eve manufacture all lines of
cutlery here In our factory, and use Eng
steel, which is the best"
When shown the statement made at the
executive meeting of the Pocketknife
Manufacturers Association at the Hotel
Biltmore. New York, where 1t was stated
that the supply of material was dimin-
ishing, he said II had not affected their
business up to the present.
I'VE have very large stocks of not only
but all other articles OF
cutlery on hand, and we are getting i'm
pOrtations regularly from Germany by
parcel post without any trouble. or
course. We pay for them before the goods |
are delivered"
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