Strange Cargoes
"yyHAT queer cargoes are in some of the ships captured by the Navy! One of the strangest-sounding lots recently offered on behalf of the Admiralty was 29 barrels containing 8000 "pickled sheep pelts," taken from two German ships. They were the skins of sheep with the wool removed, and were intended to lie made into parchment. Writers during the ages have used the skins of most domestic animals as writing material, even those of cattle, pigs and donkeys, whose hides, generally reserved for bindings. ,have been employed for the leaves of account books and others destined for rough usage. —Arthur- Mee, London;
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23850, 28 December 1940, Page 1 (Supplement)
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104Strange Cargoes New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23850, 28 December 1940, Page 1 (Supplement)
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