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Slicker, steel
Slicker
After delivery from the tanners, the currier's first task was to prepare the leather for dyeing or polishing, by removing the 'bloom' and the dried tanning liqour that dried up the grain. The leather was set out on a slate souring table and a variety of slickers used to scrape the leather.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
68.121.191
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(mm): 230
Width
(mm): 140
Depth
(mm): 25
Material
steel
Location
St Fagans Tannery : Currying & drying rooms on shelf above table
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