HIDES ADD SKINS.
NEW PSSSEEViNG PROCESS. A -Napier correspondent s«dcs' some particuLcs o' a now process of curing pelts, h d;s an-1 skine, which two citizens of Napier have just patented. The proieat process involves the use of sulphuric acid and salt, the former ingredient costing £2O per ton, and casks are needed lor packing the prepared goods for exportation. The new patiat dees away with these exponssa by prf paring stiua, so that they can be ; acxed in bales. The patentees engage to prepare and pack in pressed biiims cc SGO sheep pelts, or 160 ox hides or 3GO hides or mixed- cattle, tor £2 2s per bal ■. The patenteesmint skins, h'dee. with tl-.eir solution os soon us they are removed from the animal, and let them dry ai d affc*jrrarda be dealt with. They state ; that 2000 sheepskins can be treated with a 30s tin of the solution. Cuts and wounds in man and 1 east, can be healed with the solution, and for ,the shearing shed it ia claimed to be invaluable. The patentee is a Mr Horrold, a veteran analyst, and hia paitnera in the patent are Mr Yerachaffelfc and Mr G. W. Proctor. The modus cpirandi is simple enough, and the success ot the preparation is evident.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10303, 22 March 1894, Page 6
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