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Definition of Tannages
1. tannage [n] - See also: tannage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tannages
Literary usage of Tannages
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Leather Manufacture by H[enry] R[ichardson] Procter (1903)
"Alum-tanned leathers, as has been already stated, are remarkable for softness
and toughness, and the mineral (crystalloid) tannages have the power of ..."
2. Animal Proteins by Hugh Garner Bennett (1921)
"The manufacture of chamois leather from the flesh splits of sheepskins comprises
the largest and most typical branch of the oil tannages. ..."
3. Animal Proteins by Hugh Garner Bennett (1921)
"In the oil tannages the mechanical treatment is generally more vigorous, and
the " drying-" process is conducted at a much higher temperature, ..."
4. Leather Industries Laboratory Book of Analytical and Experimental Methods by Henry Richardson Procter (1908)
"Alum tannages.—In these the principal materials employed are salt, with ammonia
or potash alum, in conjunction with which flour and egg-yolk are frequently ..."
5. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1910)
"QUEBRACHO IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER tannages. The tanner of heavy leather—sole,
harness and belting—who is not familiar with the use of quebracho would do ..."
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