This vintage book contains a detailed investigation into the composition of sole leathers in the early twentieth century. A thorough and comprehensive treatise, "Leather Investigations - The Composition of Some Sole Leathers" will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in the leather industry and its history. Contents include: "Composition of Normal Sole Leather," "Weighting of Leather," "Weighting Materials and their Effects," "Quantity of Added Weighting Materials," "Waste of Materials in Weighting Sole Leather," "Detection of Weighting," "Bleaching of Sole Leather,"...