Russet leather

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Description

A leather prepared from sheepskins or lambskins tanned in cold-leached hemlock bark. Russet leather is often used for shoe linings.

Synonyms and Related Terms

russet sheepskin

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 704
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937 Comment: p. 230
  • Website address 1 Comment: American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org

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