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Tannery (other)
A tannery is a facility where the tanning process is applied to hide to produce leather. Tannery may also refer to: Places * Tannery Road, a road in the Bangalore Cantonment, India * The Tannery, Ontario, a community in the town of Mississippi Mills * Tannery, West Virginia, an unincorporated community, United States of America * Tannery Brook, a tributary of the Mohawk River in North Western, New York, United States of America * Tannery River, a river in North Attleboro and Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States of America * The Tannery (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), a historic building in Pennsylvania, United States of America * Tannery Falls, Michigan, United States of America People * Jules Tannery (1848–1910), French mathematician * Paul Tannery (1843–1904), French mathematician and historian of mathematics Other uses * ''The Tannery'', a 2009 crime novel by Sherrie Hewson * The Tannery (New Zealand), a boutique mall in Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannery
Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather. A tannery is the place where the skins are processed. Historically, vegetable based tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound derived from the bark of certain trees, in the production of leather. An alternative method, developed in the 1800s, is chrome tanning, where chromium salts are used instead of natural tannins. History Tanning hide into leather involves a process which permanently alters the protein structure of skin, making it more durable and less susceptible to decomposition and coloring. The place where hides are processed is known as a ''tannery''. The English word for tanning is from the medieval Latin verb , from the noun ( oak bark). This term may be derived from a Celtic word related to the Proto-Indo-European *' meaning 'fir tree'. (The same root is the source for Old High German meaning 'fir', related to modern German ''Tannenbaum''). Ancient ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
