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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- Study of Microscopic Changes in Hides During their Conversion Into Leather:
- Review of Literature
- Experimental Work on Technique of Imbedding and Cutting Tissue
Paraffine Methods
Celloidin Methods
Freezing Method - Study of Changes in Structure during Tanning
- Study of changes in Volume and Weight of Calfskins During the Liming Process:
- Apparatus
- Experimental Work on Calfskins
- Attempts to Remedy Thinness of Flank
- Results
- Study of Depilation in Sterile Limes:
- Review of Literature
- Experimental Work
The Sterilization of Skins
Laboratory Tests on Depilation
Depilation and Subsequent Tannage
- Conclusion
- Bibliography