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Cod liver oil and willow bark extract used in the tanning of skins for clothing and other products offer notable differences in treatment, a study by a team of scientists shows. Their findings show ...

Oak “tan bark”, which provide the tannin chemical needed for curing, is used to treat the leather, giving the material its oaken color. Bullitt County was a natural place for tanneries in the early ...

Tanning leather hides the old-fashioned way is a laborious process. High-quality leather goods are made from full-grain raw hides tanned with oils drawn from vegetables, tree bark and nuts. The ...

One of the most prominent people in Greene County history is Zadock Pratt. At times in recent years he has been vilified for his industrial practices. The last time I wrote a column about him I ...

BERWICK, Maine — A hundred years ago the United States was the leather-making capital of the world. Today there are only a few tanneries left in the nation and one of the largest ones, Prime Tanning, ...

Drawing on research for an upcoming book on the leather industry, which revealed the surprising presence of Quaker, Baptist, ...