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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.

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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.

by Thomas K. Ford

EN·~55 minutes·16 chapters

Chapters

16 total
1

THE LEATHERWORKER in Eighteenth-Century WILLIAMSBURG

0:16
2

The Leatherworker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg

3:32
3

THERE’S NOTHING LIKE TANNING

2:56
4

TANNING AND CURRYING

2:14
5

CHIEF LEATHER CRAFTS

4:09
6

BEFORE FREE ENTERPRISE

2:26
7

THE DIFFICULTY OF MAKING A LIVING

3:16
8

THE ROBERT GILBERT STORY

5:01
9

WILLIAM PEARSON, TANNER AND CURRIER

5:20
10

ALEXANDER CRAIG, SADDLER AND HARNESSMAKER

3:31

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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. Being an Account of the Nature of Leather, & of the Crafts Commonly Engaged in the Making & Using of It.

Language

en

Duration

~55 minutes (53K characters)

Series

Williamsburg craft series

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2018-11-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Leatherwork -- Virginia -- WilliamsburgTT

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Thomas K. Ford

Known for bringing colonial trades vividly to life, this writer created clear, engaging histories of everyday work in eighteenth-century Williamsburg. His books open a practical window onto crafts like bookbinding, leatherworking, silversmithing, and apothecary practice.

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