Principles and practice of fur dressing and fur dyeing (1922)
Austin, William E · New York : Van Nostrand · leaf 56
PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS culties, and chemical means have to be resorted to in order to loosen the flesh sufficiently to enable proper fleshing. In the case of large furs like bears, leopards, and the like, which while of no great importance in the fur trade, are occasion- ally met by the fur… … FIG. 7. FLESHING MACHINE. (Turner Tanning Machinery Co., Peabody, Mass.) and washed with soap-water, are partially dried; then the flesh-side is treated with technical butter or oil, which is tramped in. A mixture of salt water and bran is then ap- plied to the skins, thereby causing a swelling…
Fur · Tanning · Dyes and dyeing
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