Aldehyde leather

Description

Leather tanned with the use of aldehydes, such as Formaldehyde. Aldehydes react with the proteins in a hide to form insoluble, stable compounds that are resistant to putrefaction. The use of formaldehyde is a standard tanning method for washable skins from sheep or lamb. It produces a strong, white, pliable, leather that is resistant to water (Kuhn 1986).

Resources and Citations

Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986

Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

Aldehyde leather

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