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The Tanner and Currier, 1790.
Flip to Lithograph of the McNeely and Company Leather Manufactory, 4th. Street below Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1860.
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Courtesy of the Library Company of Philadelphia
After the tanning process, the currier would scraper the inside of the skin to even out the thickness, then he would oil or tallow the leather to soften the product.
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