The Leatherworker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg
by Thomas K. Ford
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About this eBook
- Author
- Ford, Thomas K.
- Title
- The Leatherworker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg Being an Account of the Nature of Leather, & of the Crafts Commonly Engaged in the Making & Using of It.
- Credits
- Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
- Subject
- Leatherwork -- Virginia -- Williamsburg
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 58293
- Release Date
- November 17, 2018
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE LEATHERWORKER in Eighteenth-Century WILLIAMSBURG — The Leatherworker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg
- 2.THERE’S NOTHING LIKE TANNING
- 3.TANNING AND CURRYING
- 4.CHIEF LEATHER CRAFTS
- 5.BEFORE FREE ENTERPRISE
- 6.THE DIFFICULTY OF MAKING A LIVING
- 7.THE ROBERT GILBERT STORY
- 8.WILLIAM PEARSON, TANNER AND CURRIER
- 9.ALEXANDER CRAIG, SADDLER AND HARNESSMAKER
- 10.THE SADDLE AND HARNESS SHOP
- 11.GEORGE WILSON, BOOT AND SHOEMAKER
- 12.LESSER LEATHER CRAFTS
- 13.THE SHOEMAKER’S SHOP
- 14.WILLIAMSBURG LEATHERWORKERS
- 15.Transcriber’s Notes
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