Leatheroid

Description

[Presspahn] A trademark for a type of imitation leather prepared from pressboard that was embossed then coated with rubber. Leatheroid was used for electrical insulation and car interiors.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Presspahn paper

Resources and Citations

• Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942

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

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997