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ROY GALLAMDRE subjects sheet of leather to 100 tons cam embossing In ch ine whlch with not die plates molds one of hydraulic pressure in the of scores oldiilereat possible Plant Makes Barrie Centre For Leather Processing By ERMN sauna One of the most fascinating and by far the oldest factory in llarrlelr the Barrie Tanning Ltd Employee owned and ap erated now from early times it has put Barrie on the map in geographic references as Impor tant as leather processmg con tre Here cattle hides at the rate at approximately 1000 sides day are processed into some of the worlds best and most mod ern leathers which reach mar kets throughout Ca the United States and ultimately the world The industry is operated by 165 persons President is Al bert Cook and general man ager is Nell MacDonald EVERY STAGE In last onehour tour the writer saw leather in every stage of processing from raw hides to the tint finished les ther including an amazing 3000 possiblecolor combinations There are live floors in thh building each block long said Lloyd Cook finishing fore man To see everything and understand it properly you would have to spend atleaat day in here but this will give you an idea of what goes on The hides come mainly from the West particularly from Cel gary salted and stacked up like big buffalo robes in white red and black of the various breeds in the preparation room the hide are split lengthwise and cleaned in steam washers alter all the odd shapes such as head skin have been removed Then hair is burned ofiin lime neustic baths Any adhering fat or flesh is quickly removed by machine that works like tary wood planer called flesh er In long rows of huge wooden dnlma each eight feet wide and ten feet high the hidu are tossv ed and tumbled to hating and pickling solutions which prepare them to accept tanning solutions Then tanning with chrorne mineral solution knownas chrome tanning locks the lea ther fibers preserves the leath er and mains it compact so that it will not wear crack stretch or scuff MANY PROCESSES gt From here the leather goes through different processes for different purposes For leather like Barilan 31 separate processes are used eluding setting drying tri ming aofte plating buffing sorting into smooth and fine and coarse reseasnning butting to bring up nice surface spray ing with lacquers and pressing This leather is favoritefor use in snow boots and sandals oil grain is leather impreg nated with oil and Vegetsn is one impregnated with vegetable oils Full oil grain leather is un surpassed for bush boots of high quality and durah ty and waterpmof Split leather is used for light shoes luggage casesulflther covering and an yalise cases being used increas lngly by students anhldespllt never becomes hard and is easy on the feet when used in shoes What leather becoms in the end setter consisting of powerful rollers compacts the leather and slightly stretches it so that as Mr Cook described it your size eight shoes remain size eight RIGHT FINISH Buffing is another procass de signed to give just the right lin lsh to leather fine leathers like insole leather and suede the latter being buffed on both sides are buffed by hand while other butting is done on their new so inch automatic bulilng machine most modern in the world which using line ahrasivcs will remove as little thickness of leather as half the thickness of cigarette paper Buffing may be required two or three times during processing Seasoning is another interest ing processln which machines spray coloring onto the leather and automatically swab it in Where twotoned coloring is wanted the second color is skil fully and very lightly swahbed on by hand called tipping be an final machine 153 sitlve fingers to measure the venue footage of leather in each irregular shaped hide or piece of leather and converts its findings into square feet on dial in that reading register ing 10 and three would indicate 2016 square feet of leather patterns onto the surface of of the leather causelhe second color touches only the high points of the al readyrembossed leather As watched the tipping technician was coloring lcas lher Iorladlcs shoes in two tone greybuff and greywhite to be known as oathcrocka fashion for next fall and 1969 true to Mr Cooks statement that we are away ahead in col or lashioas One marvellous machine feels the shape of hldo and leathers going through it and sends this information along to battery of spray nozzles information upon and close each one independently so that lac quers and colors are sprayed only on the leather regards less olits shape and none is wasted beyond the edges of the leather Impressive are the presses which compact and emboss the leather with dozens of different leathcr patterns from smooth to rugged hark finishes The em ossing dies are heavy metal sheets fitted lnto hydraulic Our biggest problems are barbed wire scratchu brands and warble fly damage noted Mr Cook When little calves have been branded the brand made with bot lroa by ranch ers grows as the animal grows the letters sometimes reaching rise of as much as Is inches for each figure Sometimes we find animals that have three separate brands made as the an imals have changed ownership Barbed wire used extensively in the West often leaves per gt maacnt scratches in the leath er Wsrblefly grabs make holes right through the back skin of cattle which remain as small holes or overgrown spots in the be leather made from such hides All this material has to be amp lib bed We can duplicate any leather or color combination if cus tomer sends us small squara of what he wants one customer sent us square of maroon pat terned plastic cloth and we mat ched it exactly plate leather we produce is anglesprayed in two tones so that when you look at it one way it looks one color and when you look at it from the opposite way it looks anoth er We even make fluorescent orange colored leather which stands right out even on dull days and is used in making vests ban and boots for high way aad survey workers We manufacture none of the leather into finished items we just pro cess theleatber it is our cus tomers who make it into foot wear brief cases clothing lug gage upholstery coverings and allkiads of nthereveryday items Colors of leather noted in the plant by the writer ineluded white tan brown rad orange Was blue grey black yel low cream silver gold and maroon COMPLETE FARM so not Your profits grew bigger program Get it now forj jand more pounds of beef per feedidcllcr when you introduce our fortified balanced feed into your cattlefeeding earlier weight gains be requested by any person who wishes to lqeeat the Forum inher own community Durbranch offersaloanlib irary service of which many of you could take advantage noseblywwhofindmyof face in Barrie fairly cohveaelnt often drop in when you want some Ipociel information for talk or article you are going to material is available at my time if you wish to make use of it and appreciate your visits How ever it is quite limited and for rary simply write to Loan Library Home Economics Branch 10 Soadlaa Road Tor ol Northern Spy apples that you With These kits are emeclally help tul if youare making up talks tier service would suggest ill for personal that you make use of the loan problems which you would like information on types of programme warms mnnétt an Cookstowa displaw bushel articles they too are help homem There are also two other ble One set conlal iook on and of us good as when they were picked last fall They are stored in Manhattan about lions and subject material in the form of bulletinl clippings picture material and or in structlons for mak aking of the topics are attractive tables for all your meals Mill lnery quilts and samplers The second contains an out kttsevail line for demonstration and as illustra talk as well as actual objects to elc Some space saving hamper boxes that hold just over bushel each tPhoto by Baker use ln demonstrating The topics included in this series are baking pans fabrics for windows kitchen knives Lam dry products using paper to save time and top of the range cookware Those opportunities are open to any interested groups in Ont onto Ontario stating the topic aria RUGGED LONG WEARING Eon MEN WORK CLOTHES rltlENS WORK SHIRTS mgfcflmgfwogk my ZELLERS own nnarvnx Saaforizcd Vat died fElue le cotton drill shirt with namgw stitched collar two pockets Mutton placket pleat Oolorsz geen bark sizes loom be to gt charge It nnu an worklpants with avy duty zipperhar tack ed pockets belt loopsl Col ors tomatchahirt vsizes 30 Choosefauey yarn rayon work pants in regular ivy style or crease resistant to 431550 lionr choice 795 399 yDAVIRYRAVTlON unmask depends on what processes it has gone through and at what stage these processes have taken place Aftec passing through solutions leather is put through big rollers to wring it dry then it hides are to be split they go to the splitting ma chines razor sharp toothless bandaaw cuts the bottom half of the hide from thetop half as fast as it is pulled through the thick top layer with ard thickness being tap grainleath er and the thimar bottom layer being known lit leather Mr Cook held min piece of paper edge onto the blade and it cut ltdnhalf clean as whistlel Drying of the hides isaccom plishad by pasting them onto steamheated steel sheets where ahard and ahinlngsutface is needed or edgenailed to wood en rackfor slow natural udg when soft leather is requir hnother mhchlne called thd rltitlariuttlsron VHIGHWAY £39 35 urn ltAll0NS at attain538 conu roa savor YouRIlessrocic wharf gter fansr In initial an Ifsrnwct 435771115 feature an leg styling an belt loops bar tacked kets Blue denim or assorted ilahlon colors in ill Made by enamels WORK work socks of 70viool am blend withnylon reinforced heel and toe Grey