Preface:
This Handbook contains, in a form convenient for
everyday use, a comprehensive digest of the information on Leather Working,
scattered over more than twenty thousand columns of Work — one of the weekly journals
it is my fortune to edit — and supplies concise information on the details of
the subjects on which it treats.
In preparing for publication in book form the mass of
relevant matter contained in the volumes of Work, much had to be arranged anew,
altered, and largely re-written. From these causes the contributions of many
are so blended that the writings of individuals cannot be distinguished for acknowledgement.
Readers who may desire additional information respecting
special details of the matters dealt with in this Handbook, or instructions on
kindred subjects, should address a question to Work, so that it may be answered
in the columns of that journal.