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THERE is much truth in the old saying that there is nothing like leather; and one rejoices that the tanner continues to thrive in an age which has produced substitutes for so many of the common commodities and witnessed the decline and extinction of so many of the ancient crafts. The exceptional calls which were made upon the leather industry during the War led to an enormous demand for tanning materials, but even under the more settled conditions of the last few years the consumption has shown a steady increase. The total value of such materials used in Great Britain in 1928 was £2,413,000, of which more than half was imported from foreign countries? this position cannot be considered satisfactory when the supplies available within the British Empire are reviewed.
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READ, J. Tanning Materials of the British Empire. Nature 125, 240–241 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/125240a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/125240a0