. The water buffalo (often called the mud buffalo) its characteristics and habits together with a description of the preparation of its hide for making rawhide loom pickers . aredby one of the largest and best curers in England. Wehaye the first selection from his stock and our require-ments are anticipated far enough in advance to allowample time in which to select hides of the best are, therefore, never obliged to go into the marketand accept inferior hides to keep going. We recei\eonly sound hides of the best quality and are confidentthat the hide quality of our loom pickers cann
. The water buffalo (often called the mud buffalo) its characteristics and habits together with a description of the preparation of its hide for making rawhide loom pickers . aredby one of the largest and best curers in England. Wehaye the first selection from his stock and our require-ments are anticipated far enough in advance to allowample time in which to select hides of the best are, therefore, never obliged to go into the marketand accept inferior hides to keep going. We recei\eonly sound hides of the best quality and are confidentthat the hide quality of our loom pickers cannot besurpassed. RAWHIDE WASTE The waste in making loom pickers is very great, com-ing nut only in the cutting up of the hides but also in -^o GJRLAND MJNUFJCTURING CO. the nianutacturc ot the pickers, and is ivnown as raw-hide cuttings or strap ends. The waste is of excellentquality, much too good for ordinary glue, and is usedtor paper sizing, bringing a higher price than the gluemanufacturers can afford to pay. Damaged hides, of \yhich there is hound to he a cer-tain percentage in any lot, are cut by the curer intosmall shayings, which are used for paper sizing, the. A bundle of hides as it comes from England principal market for which is this country. E\en oldworn-out pickers are used for glue and to a limited ex-tent for paper sizing, hut for the latter purpose the oiland iron riyets are objectionable features because of thediscoloration which they are likely to produce, andtheir remoyal is an expensiye operation. WHY PICKERS SHOULD IJE SEASONED The hides when receiyed are dry and hard, so that itis necessary to soak them in water to make them pliablefor working and moulding in the dies to form the fin-ished picker. The vyater in the hide gradually dries out THE WATER 51 as the picker ii;()es tliroui^Ii the xarious processes ot itsmanufacture, the water in the hide on the outside,quickly, but the water in the hide inside ot the pickernot exposed to the air, sh)\\l
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