He still wears his black calfskins from his rocker days, along with some poet's frock. ❋ Steve Garbarino (2012)
He got out hides because it had to be done — goatskins and calfskins — steeped them in the river, laid them in bark, and tanned them after a fashion ready for shoes. ❋ Unknown (2003)
His trousers were black and practically new, and his feet were shod in shiny black boots, a pair of handmade calfskins that hugged his feet like a soft, silk glove fit a lady's hand. ❋ Merritt, Jackie (1997)
I traced the shipment back to a cattle collective in Alma Ata, which had shipped on the same day my calfskins to Leningrad and soup tripe to Vogvozdino. ' ❋ Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942- (1981)
Finished calfskins, oak tanned (Chateau Renault) 12.4 0.33 3.59 46.74 36.94 ❋ Various (N/A)
Others are put into wheels of chrome tan just as calfskins are. ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
Some of the very stiff calfskins, he discovered, were "dusted" or laid in bins of damp sawdust and softened before they were taken to the finishers. ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
"These fellows that you see are sorting the calfskins according to their weight," explained Carmachel. ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
These calfskins that we are unloading came from the Chicago slaughter-houses, where as soon as they were taken off the animals they were salted; folded with the head, tail, and small parts inside; tied in bales such as you see; and shipped. ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
"I was surprised to find that even the lumps of fat and bits of flesh adhering to the skins, together with the parings that came off when the calfskins were trimmed down to an even thickness, were disposed of for glue stock or fertilizer." ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
Another thing the boys learned about sheepskins which was very different from the treatment of calfskins was that before the slats could be tanned they had to be put through a powerful press and have the grease squeezed out of them. ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
The two boys were becoming quite expert at boarding calfskins and had settled down with great contentment to this task when one day they were surprised and perhaps not a little disappointed to receive orders to leave their present occupation and report for duty at Factory ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
The finishing department occupied several floors of the building devoted to calfskins, and the first task given Peter was to help stretch and tack the skins which were still wet from dyeing on boards, after which they were dried by steam in a large, hot room. ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
"Are all these different kinds of leather really made from calfskins?" asked Peter at last. ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
Some calfskins are finished this way too, as of course you know. ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
"He was a thoroughbred from the minute he began pitching calfskins!" ejaculated Carmachel. ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)
The room turned in a small ell, and this, which was evidently the kitchen corner of it, could be completely hidden from the rest by a quaint screen, very broad and high, of home manufacture, the body of which was composed of several calfskins beautifully marked and adroitly fitted together. ❋ Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon (1918)
Among the neighbours the perquisites of the boys were the calfskins. ❋ Ernest Thompson Seton (1903)
"The bark of the tree is used for tanning calfskins, and for dyeing green, blue, and black; the ashes of the trunk, root, or branches are comparatively rich in potash." ❋ Unknown (1863)
'There was a good sale to-day for calfskins at the market.' ❋ George Webbe Dasent (1856)
