Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 298
Rolling and Hardening.—After being tanned, hides are dried and rolled to compress and hardenthem. Fig. 2764 shows the usual form of roller, the arm of which oscillates at about 100 doublestrokes per minute. 2765. … 286 LEATHER-WORKING TOOLS— CURRYING. Another and better form of roller is shown in Fig. 2165. This has the advantage of not rollingthe leather on a curved bed, and therefore does not tend to buckle the side.Instead of bcinp; rolled, hides are sometimes hammered.Whitening, Buffing, and Skiving…
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