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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
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.
