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Definition of Box calf
1. Noun. Black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Box Calf
Literary usage of Box calf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"A large quantity of kips is now dressed as box calf; these goods are the hides
of yearling Indian cattle, and are dressed in an exactly similar manner as ..."
2. Animal Proteins by Hugh Garner Bennett (1921)
"They are now finished off as for box calf, except that it is usual to grain only one
... As with box calf, the finishing may be varied in many ways. ..."
3. 20th Century Bookkeeping and Accounting: A Treatise on Modern Bookkeeping by James Williams Baker (1918)
"Men's Jefferson shoes at $1.65. 12. AR King, Boston, 1 pr. Ladies' Bal. at $2.50.
21. AR King, 1 pr. Women's box calf, $2.50; 1 pr. Boy's box calf, $2.50. ..."
4. The Shoe Industry by Frederick James Allen (1922)
"A few special terms for calfskin are the following: " box calf" is a ... box calf
is a waterproof leather of black or tan color, and is regarded as the best ..."
5. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1909)
"box calf. —The variety of leather known as box calf is generally made in the
following manner: The skins are soaked, limed in a mixture of lime and red ..."
6. Proceedings of the Tennessee Pharmaceutical Association by Tennessee Pharmaceutical Association (1908)
"The only first- class article for Ladies' and Gents' "box calf," "Vici Kid" and all
... The only polish endorsed by the manufacturers of box calf Leather. ..."
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