[Gutenberg 58293] • The Leatherworker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg / Being an Account of the Nature of Leather, & of the Crafts Commonly Engaged in the Making & Using of It.

[Gutenberg 58293] • The Leatherworker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg / Being an Account of the Nature of Leather, & of the Crafts Commonly Engaged in the Making & Using of It.
Authors
Ford, Thomas K.
Publisher
Kore Enterprises
Tags
leatherwork -- virginia -- williamsburg
Date
2018-11-18T00:00:00+00:00
Size
1.21 MB
Lang
en
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The story of the leatherworker's art unfolds as leather objects vital to everyday colonial life are created. Read about tanning and currying, saddle and harness making, and the crafting of boots and shoes.