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Show - Parchmented Leather Valuable. Parchmented leather has greater strength while lacking the elasticity of tanned leather, and the belting of M. Felice Gilardiri of Turin is designed to combine these special qualities. The hide being impressed deeply with a trellxswork pattern, the compressed portions are unaffected by tanning agents, while the interior of the meshes is tanned in the usual way. The product has the required elasticity and Is claimed to be so strong that belts may be much narrower than the ordinary. |