Difference between revisions of "Baseball leather"
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Revision as of 13:01, 29 April 2016
Description
The tanned leather used to cover the balls played with in the game of baseball. Prior to 1974, the Cork center balls were wound with twine then covered with Cowhide. Currently, alum-tanned horsehide is used for high-grade baseballs. Inexpensive balls may be covered in Kip or Sheepskin.
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Baseball leather
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Polymer Handbook, Sealants and Adhesives
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Website address 1 Comment: American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org