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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A mesquite-type shrub, ''Caesalpinia brevifolia'', with bean-like pods that is native to Chile. Dried algarobilla pods contain 45-50% water-soluble tannins of the pyrogallol class. When used prior to fermentation, the tannins produce a firm, light-color tan leather. The solution changes to an orange color upon fermentation which results in a brightly colored leather. It is similar to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=divi-divi divi-divi], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tara tara], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cascalote cascalote].
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A mesquite-type shrub, ''Caesalpinia brevifolia'', with bean-like pods that is native to Chile. Dried algarobilla pods contain 45-50% water-soluble tannins of the pyrogallol class. When used prior to fermentation, the tannins produce a firm, light-color tan leather. The solution changes to an orange color upon fermentation which results in a brightly colored leather. It is similar to [[divi-divi|divi-divi]], [[tara|tara]], and [[cascalote|cascalote]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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Caesalpinia brevifolia; algaroba; algarroba; Natural Brown 4
 
Caesalpinia brevifolia; algaroba; algarroba; Natural Brown 4
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Helmut Schweppe, Schweppe color collection index and information book  Comment: Natural Brown 4
 
* Helmut Schweppe, Schweppe color collection index and information book  Comment: Natural Brown 4

Latest revision as of 09:16, 26 April 2022

Description

A mesquite-type shrub, Caesalpinia brevifolia, with bean-like pods that is native to Chile. Dried algarobilla pods contain 45-50% water-soluble tannins of the pyrogallol class. When used prior to fermentation, the tannins produce a firm, light-color tan leather. The solution changes to an orange color upon fermentation which results in a brightly colored leather. It is similar to Divi-divi, Tara, and Cascalote.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Caesalpinia brevifolia; algaroba; algarroba; Natural Brown 4

Resources and Citations

  • Helmut Schweppe, Schweppe color collection index and information book Comment: Natural Brown 4
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 272
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Gordon Hanlon, contributed information, 1998
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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