Illustration. 'The Tanner' from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., London, 1824.

UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 04: The art of the Tanner consists in converting the gelatinous part of the skins of animals, into the substance called leather, by impregnating It with tanning, or the tanning principle, in such a way as to render it tenacious, durable, and impenetrable to water. (Photo by Science Museum/SSPL/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 04: The art of the Tanner consists in converting the gelatinous part of the skins of animals, into the substance called leather, by impregnating It with tanning, or the tanning principle, in such a way as to render it tenacious, durable, and impenetrable to water. (Photo by Science Museum/SSPL/Getty Images)
Illustration. 'The Tanner' from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., London, 1824.
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