citations missing date February 2009 Image leathertools.jpg thumb 250px Modern leather working tools Leathercrafting or simply Leathercraft is the practice of making leather into craft objects or works ... watch?v pPaJhHPDoxI Leather Detailing Video leather decorative arts DEFAULTSORT LeatherCrafting ... thumb right 200px A dyed leatherLeather carving carving Leather dyeing usually involves the use of Ethers spirit or alcohol based dye s where alcohol quickly gets absorbed into moistened leather ... polish can be used to dye and preserve leather. Oils such as Neatsfoot oil neatsfoot or Linseed oil linseed can be applied to preserve leather but darkens them. A wax paste more often than not serves as the final coat. Sweat and grime will also stain and antique leather over time. Gun holsters, saddlebags ..., although they tend not to work as well. Painting Leather painting differs from leather dyeing in that paint remains only on the surface while dyes are absorbed into the leather. Due to this difference, leather painting techniques are generally not used on items that can or must bend nor on items ... to crack and flake off. However, latex paints can be used to paint such flexible leather items. In the main though, a flat piece of leather, backed with a stiff board is ideal and common, though ... is a common medium, often painted on tooled leather pictures, backed with wood or cardboard, and then framed. Unlike photographs, leather paintings are displayed without a glass cover, to prevent mold . Carving main Leather carving Leather carving entails using metal implements to compress moistened leather in such a way as to give a three dimensional appearance to a two dimensional surface. The surface of the leather is not intended to be cut through, as would be done in filigree . The main tools used to carve leather include swivel knife , veiner , beveler , pear shader , seeder , cam, and background tool. The swivel knife is held similar to pencil and drawn along the leather to outline ... more details
Use mdy dates date December 2011 Merge D Shape date June 2011 Contour crafting is a construction process under development by Behrokh Khoshnevis of the University of Southern California s Information Sciences Institute in the Viterbi School of Engineering that uses a computer controlled crane or Gantry crane gantry to build edifices rapidly and efficiently without manual labor. It was originally conceived as a method to construct molds for industrial parts. Khoshnevis decided to adapt the technology for rapid home construction as a way to rebuild after natural disasters, like the devastating earthquakes that have plagued his native Iran . ref cite web url http www.annenbergfoundation.org news news show.htm?doc id 319057 title Annenberg Foundation Puts Robotic Disaster Rebuilding Technology on Fast Track accessdate January 13, 2010 date November 14, 2005 publisher Annenberg Foundation ref Using a quick setting, concrete like material, contour crafting forms the house s walls layer by layer until topped off by floors and ceilings set in place by the crane. The system calls for the insertion of structural components, plumbing, wiring, utilities, and even consumer devices like audiovisual systems as the layers are built. Khoshnevis claims that his system could build a complete home in a single day, ref cite web url http www.usc.edu uscnews stories 10009.html title Home, Sweet Home accessdate January 13, 2010 date March 24, 2004 publisher University of Southern California ref and its ... fumes from construction vehicles during standard home construction, contour crafting could significantly ... that NASA is evaluating Contour Crafting for its application in the construction of bases on Colonization ... Officer CTO to commercialize Contour Crafting. See also D Shape References reflist 2 External links http www.contourcrafting.org Contour Crafting website http www.weareacasa.com ACASA website ... de Contour Crafting pt Constru o por contornos ... more details
Packet crafting is a technique that allows network administrator s or Hacker computer security hackers to probe Firewall computing firewall rule sets and find entry points into a targeted system or network. This is done by manually generating Packet information technology packets to test network devices and behaviour, instead of using existing network traffic. ref name zereneh cite web last Zereneh first William url http www.scs.ryerson.ca zereneh linux PacketCrafting.pdf title Packet Crafting accessdate 2010 08 01 ref Testing may target the firewall, Intrusion detection system IDS , TCP IP stack , Router computing router or any other component of the network. ref name zereneh ref name poor cite web last Poor first Mike url http www.inguardians.com research docs packetfoo.pdf title Packet Craft for Defense in Depth publisher InGuardians accessdate 2010 08 01 ref Packets are usually created by using a packet generator or packet analyzer which allows for specific options and Flag computing flags to be set on the created packets. The act of packet crafting can be broken into four stages Packet Assembly, Packet Editing, Packet Play and Packet Decoding. ref name zereneh ref name poor Tools exist for each of the stages some tools are focussed only on one stage while others such as http ostinato.org Ostinato try to encompass all stages. Packet Assembly Packet Assembly is the creation of the packets to be sent. Some popular programs used for packet assembly are Hping , Nemesis software Nemesis , http ostinato.org Ostinato , http packetbuilder.net Cat Karat packet builder , Scapy and Yersinia ... packet crafters.html title Top 4 Packet Crafting Tools publisher SecTools.org accessdate ... References references External links Packet Crafting for Firewall & IDS Audits Part 1 of 2 by Don Parker ... Packet crafting Packet crafting Bit Twist Libpcap based Ethernet packet generator http bittwist.sourceforge.net DEFAULTSORT Packet Crafting Category Network analyzers ru ... more details
name mumford ref name loc ref name society Leathercrafting Main LeathercraftingLeather can be decorated ... to give a three dimensional appearance Leathercrafting , the practice of making leather into crafts ...Other uses File leathertools.jpg thumb Modern leather working tools Leather is a durable and flexible ... to heavy industry . Forms Several tanning processes transform hides and skins into leather Vegetable tanned leather is tanning tanned using tannin and other ingredients found in vegetable matter ... form of leather suitable for use in leather carving or stamping. Vegetable tanned leather is not stable ... rigid and eventually brittle. Boiled leather is an example of this, where the leather has been hardened ... tanned leather , invented in 1858, is tanned using chromium sulfate and other salts of chromium . It is more supple and pliable than vegetable tanned leather and does not discolor or lose shape as drastically .... More esoteric colors are possible using chrome tanning. Aldehyde tanned leather is tanned using glutaraldehyde or oxazolidine compounds. This is the leather that most tanners refer to as wet white leather due to its pale cream or white color. It is the main type of chrome free leather, often .... They are known for their exceptional softness and their ability to be washed. Chamois leather ... leather. Chamois leather is made by using oils traditionally cod oil that oxidize easily to produce the aldehydes that tan the leather to make the fabric the color it is. Rose tanned leather is a variation ... oil and emulsified oils. It has been called the most valuable leather on earth but this is mostly due ... rose leather.php ref Synthetic tanned leather is tanned using aromatic polymer s such as the Novolac or Neradol types syntans, contraction for synthetic tannins . This leather is white in color and was invented ... about the formation of free formaldehyde was realized. Alum tawed leather is transformed ... yolk. Purists who? date April 2012 argue that alum tawed leather is technically not tanned fact date ... more details
This article describes leather carving in detail. For information about leather craft in general, see Leathercrafting . How to date September 2009 Unreferenced date November 2007 Leather carving is the process of giving a three dimensional appearance to leather by a process of cutting and stamping the surface. Materials The only type of leather suitable for carving is vegetable tanned, full grain leather. This is because the vegetable tanning process allows the leather to absorb water, which is used to soften the leather before the carving process, and the grain of the leather is necessary to allow the leather to hold the shape after the carving process is complete. Other leathers lack these two essential qualities. Tools Leather carving is accomplished using three main tools Swivel knife ... A set of stamping tools used to shape and color the leather to create the final image. Usually contains ... to other stamping tools, by holding it vertically over the leather and striking with the rawhide mallet ... of the design that need to appear curved. The action of the pear shader causes the leather tooled ... so that it creates a consistent shading of the leather. Veiner or shell tool These tools create ... striking that you do not cut right through the leather. If stamping an area using this tool, stamp ... leather article is used to emphasise the design, and is not even necessary in some cases. It consists of the pushing down of any areas of leather that have not been already carved. The background tool has a crosshatched pattern on its head, which has the effect of significantly darkening the leather ... a variety of faces that include striped, checked, rounded,smoothed, and crosshatched Method All leather needs to be prepared a certain way for leather carvers to carve the leather. The leather carver soaks the leather with water, thus making the leather easier to tool If the leather ends up too wet it will not hold a sharply defined carving properly cased leather feels cool to the touch, and has the feel ... more details
wiktionary Leather commons Leather TOCright BEFORE ADDING TO THIS PAGE Please read About disambiguation pages on the discussion page. Thanks Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals. Leather or Leathers may also refer to Characters Leather comics , a fictional character from DC Comics Bret Leather , a fictional character appearing in the comic book series Planetary Music Leather , a song by Tori Amos from the album Little Earthquakes Leather album Leather album , a studio album by Enrique Iglesias L ther , album by Frank Zappa People Edwin Leather , a conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and Governor of Bermuda Roland Leather , a British cricketer for Yorkshire County Cricket Club Stephen Leather , an English author of thrillers Suzi Leather , a British member of the Labour Party Frederick Leathers, 1st Viscount Leathers , a British industrialist and public servant Subculture Leather subculture is a culture eroticizing leather dress and often associated with BDSM and kink cultures surname Leather disambig ... more details
Mountain leather refers to flexible, sheet like formations of asbestos asbestiform minerals , resembling leather . Minerals known to form mountain leather include Palygorskite Actinolite Saponite Sepiolite Tremolite References http www.mindat.org min 9168.html Mindat.org Category Minerals ... more details
File Bonded leather.jpg thumb An array of bonded leather swatches, in various colors and patterns. Bonded leather or reconstituted leather is a material made of varying degrees of genuine leather combined with other substances to give the appearance of leather, but at reduced cost compared to natural leather. ref Evans, Gary. Thomas, Larry. http www.furnituretoday.com article 542500 Bonded leather making inroads in upholstery.php?nid 2373&mid 227202156 Bonded Leather Making Inroads in Upholstery. Furniture Today . Aug. 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011 8 29. ref Bonded leather can be found in furniture ... with different varieties of bonded leather are books, diaries, art books, desk accessories, bags, belts, chairs, and Couch sofas . There are different types of bonded leather, but the type being used ... of latex or other material mixed with a small percentage of leather fibers in the product s backing material. The actual leather content of bonded leather varies depending on the manufacturer and the quality level they are selling. The polyurethane surface is stamped to give it a leather like ... the term bonded leather to describe a vinyl upholstery product. Nick Cory of the Leather Research Laboratory said that calling this product bonded leather is deceptive because it does not represent its true nature. It s a vinyl, or a polyurethane laminate or a composite, but it s not leather. ref http www.furnituretoday.com article 41918 For consumers sake let s not call it bonded leather .php For consumers sake, let s not call it bonded leather , Furniture Today , July 8, 2007 ref Other types of bonded leather include fragile paper backed bonded leather constructions used to cover books and desk accessories. These bonded leathers may contain a smaller proportion of leather and have some leather content in the product s surface, hence there may be an actual leather smell. In 2011 the European Committee For Standardization published EN 15987 2011 Leather Teminology Key definitions for the leather ... more details
Aniline leather is a type of leather dyed exclusively with soluble dye s without covering the surface with a topcoat paint or insoluble pigments. The resulting product retains the hide s natural surface with the grain , i.e. visible pores, scars etc. of the complete original animal s skin structure. Originally, the dyes used for this process were synthesized from aniline through chemical reaction s. Citation needed date August 2011 These dyes used to be called Mauveine aniline dyes or tar dyes . Citation ... health risks. Citation needed date August 2011 Typically, leather is dyed both for aesthetic reasons and to conceal blemishes. The dye colours leather without producing the uniform surface of pigmented leather. Any visible variations on the surface of the undyed leather such as natural blemishes will remain visible. ref http www.rodenleather.com faqs.html About Leather , Roden Leather Company ref There are different kinds of aniline leather, but the same kinds of dyes are used in the process. The dyes used are clear and transparent chemicals that allow the grain structure of the leather to be seen. These dyes show the natural texture, but do not protect the leather from damage. Aniline leather may be referred to as full aniline or full sauvage leather to differentiate between this dye treatment and variants. Semi aniline leather is produced through a very similar process to full aniline, but has a thin protective top coat added to protect it from wear and staining. Pull up aniline leather has additional oil or wax applied to the leather to give it a distressed look. ref http www.leathermasteruk.com index leather types.htm Leather types , Leather Care Master ref ref http www.modernfurnitureclassics.com index.php main page editorial title Title 205 A Guide to Leather Upholstery , Monique Stern, The Furniture Collection ref References references leather Category Leathermaking Category Leather de Anilinleder ... more details
Composition leather is made from recycled leather off cuts, trimmings and shavings that would normally be sent by the leather industry to landfill . The type of leather specifically used in the manufacture of composition leather is called wet blue . This raw material, which is duck egg blue in colour ... Composition leather enables a higher cutting yield than leather. This is because the material is man made from leather fibres , produced in rolls 1.4m wide and is not derived from leather hides, as in traditional leather. A leather hides hide at its widest point is 914.4mm 36 and 2,286mm 90 long, whereas composition leather is available, cut to length, from a roll width of 1.4m 55 . ref http www.irvingtanning.com leather glossary.htm ref This in turn results in less wastage and reduced material costs. Composition leather gives a uniform finish with minimal batch to batch variation. It has no natural defects that are associated with real leather made from leather hides which will always bear the marks of its natural origin . The characteristics of leather from hides can show up as Healed ... Composition leather is up to 50 per cent lighter than traditional leather and can be up to 30 per ... featurepage.aspx?id 3413&categoryid 3 ref Uses Composition leather is increasingly being adopted as an alternative to traditional leather for footwear , leather goods including document ... miscellaneous leather or composition leather items http www.businesslink.gov.uk bdotg action detail?itemId 1080282147&type RESOURCES The 2009 World Forecasts of Composition Leather with a Leather or Leather ... reportinfo.asp?report id 665665 The 2009 Import and Export Market for Composition Leather with a Leather or Leather Fiber Base in the Forms of Slabs, Sheets, or Strip in the United Kingdom http www.researchandmarkets.co.uk reportinfo.asp?report id 1077554 Imports of Manufacturers of Leather or Composition Leather Saddlery and Harness http www.craftsintheenglishcountryside.org.uk pdfs Table ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Howard A. Wooten.jpg thumb upright Howard A. Wooten wearing leather helmet and goggles A leather helmet is a form of Protective clothing protective headgear a helmet fashioned primarily out of leather usually Leather Leather from other animals cowhide . People have manufactured leather clothing , including headgear, for millennia. In World War I , tank personnel wore leather helmets with soft interior padding, while aviator pilots of the same era wore soft leather helmets and aviator goggles . In the early days of the automobile , some motorists also adopted this style of headgear. Even today people who drive classic and or open cars or fly open cockpit planes also often use leather helmets and goggles. In World War II , American, Soviet, German, Italian and French crews wore leather helmets, the Germans disguising theirs under a beret before disposing of both and switching to cloth caps. Flight crews continued with the leather helmets, appropriately extended to enclose radio headphones. The comedian Roy Chubby Brown wears a leather flying helmet with goggles as part of his stage costume. DEFAULTSORT Leather Helmet Category Helmets Category Leather clothing Helmet Clothing stub ca Casquet d aviador de Fliegerhaube ... more details
Original research date October 2007 Unreferenced date October 2007 Image Leather skirt PLAY.jpg thumb A woman in a leather skirt A leather skirt is a skirt made of leather . Although durable material, the particular combination of style and material makes for a certain fashion statement . Leather skirts appear in a variety of lengths and styles. Fashion Use varies with current trends in fashion, eg. during the 80s and 90s they were a popular item on the catwalks with popularity dwindling in the early 2000s Fact date October 2008 . Suitability A short leather skirt might be regarded as more sexy than an equivalent short skirt of other material, and thus as more suitable to a night out than as office wear. A long leather skirt might look professional and chic without looking too sexy for the office. Subculture Leather garments, including skirts, see use in heavy metal fashion heavy metal , Gothic fashion goth and BDSM fashion BDSM subcultures. Gender Like other skirts in western culture they are almost exclusively worn by women , but there are movements, such as Men in skirts MIS that fight for making them acceptable for everyday wear by men. External links commonscat Leather Skirts See also LeatherLeather fetishism Gothic fashion leather Clothing Category 1980s fashion Category 1990s fashion Category 2000s fashion Category Skirts Category Fetish clothing Category Leather clothing Skirt clothing stub ar ... more details
Boiled leather , sometimes called cuir bouilli , was a historical construction material for armour . It consists of thick leather , boiled in water some sources hold that Cooking oil oil and wax were used as well, others posit the use of ammonia from fermented animal urine Citation needed date July 2008 . The boiling causes the leather to be harder but more brittle. The boiled leather can be fashioned into lames or Scale armour scales to make lamellar armour lamellar or scale armor . The leather remains flexible for a short time after boiling, allowing it to be molded into larger plates . Cuir bouilli has also been employed to bookbinding bind books . External links http www.daviddfriedman.com Medieval Articles Perfect Armor Improved.htm Water hardened leather for armour http www.dagorhir.com HowTo cbgryml.htm Boiled leather in wax http www.personal.utulsa.edu marc carlson leather hl.html Cuir Bouilli Hardened Leather FAQ Types of armour leather DEFAULTSORT Boiled Leather Category Medieval armour Category Personal armour Category Leatherworking Category Leather Medieval armour stub de Lederr stung fr Cuir bouilli lt Virinta oda pl Zbroja sk rzana ... more details
Bicast leather also known as bycast leather , split leather or PU. leather is a split leather with a layer of polyurethane applied to the surface and then embossed. Bycast was originally made for the shoe industry for glossy shoes, and recently was adopted by the furniture industry. The resulting product has an artificially consistent texture that is easier to clean and maintain. The use of the term 100 leather in relation to this bicast treatment is considered a misrepresentation and therefore not permitted in the United Kingdom and New Zealand . ref cite web url http www.comcom.govt.nz media ... associated with aniline leather it will not develop a patina or suppleness nor otherwise improve with age ... url http advleather.com bicast.html title Consumer Tips and Alerts Bicast leather author Gillan, Kevin ... advleather.com Advanced Leather Solutions ref ref cite web url http www.mainlychairs.co.nz leather 20advice.htm title THE LEATHER CONTROVERSY " Split leather, " bi cast leather" , " corrected grain" LEATHER ADVICE & INFORMATION author Stevens, Richard authorlink accessdate ... permits up to three or four horizontal layers being taken from a single hide. The leather used ... leather work. Citation needed date August 2009 Furniture manufacturers ref cite web url http www.furnituretoday.com article 22060 Bycast Leather s latest price cutting move.php title Bycast Leather ... benefit of bicast leather is its price. Lower grades of leather can be used during the manufacturing ... new appearance. Bicast leather looks best, they say, on furniture with taut seat cushions and pillows. It can easily be cleaned with a damp cloth. New bicast leather furniture can have a slight chemical ... url http www.furnituretoday.com article 22060 Bycast Leather s latest price cutting move.php title Bycast Leather s latest price cutting move 2003 04 01 00 00 00 Furniture Today author Gunin, Joan authorlink ... ref Notes references leather DEFAULTSORT Bicast Leather Category Leather Category Leathermaking material ... more details
Leather interior Connolly Leather was for over 125 years, a United Kingdom British family run company supplying highly finished leather primarily to car manufacturers. The term is also used to describe the particular brand of leather itself, when fitted in a car interior. Connolly supplied most if not all of the leather for the British car industry, including but not limited to Rolls Royce ... Lexus , Ferrari. This leather was also used for the seats in the Supermarine Spitfire s used in World War 2. In addition to car upholstery, Connolly Leather has been used in the manufacture of high ... and luxury status of the item. Connolly Leather was also used in other products even retro transistor radios from British manufacturer Roberts Radio Roberts . Connolly leather gained such prominence ... with Connolly leather as well as the benches in Britain s Houses of Parliament together with many other parliaments around the world. Connolly earned a Royal Warrent, being appointed Leather Tanners ... Limited, selling exclusive and bespoke leather goods and accessories. The business developed ... accessory designs can be found in museum around the world. The company also sold leather care products e.g. Connolly Hide Food restoring leather is sometimes known as Connollising , thanks to the reputation ... scrubbing down the leather with a cleaner soap while using a stiff brush such as a nail brush or slightly abrasive sponge which thins and removes most of the original surface color & finish. The leather .... Connollising involves the leather surface more than the leather itself. Connollising can not fix cracks or extremely dry leather. Connollising fixes the wear and tear of the surface due to typical usage ... leather and bring it back to life, except they can not advertise it as Connollising. Despite having been in the leather tanning and curing business since 1878, Connolly Leather ceased trading in June 2002. ref cite web url http www.dtconcours.co.uk leather care.htm title Leather care information ... more details
Refimprove date February 2008 Nappa leather or Napa leather is a full grain leather , typically dyed, made from unsplit goat kid , domestic sheep lamb or sheep skin by tanning with salts of chromium or aluminium sulfate , and noted for softness and durability. It is often used in high quality leather products such as high end furniture and accessories. The tanning process which produces Napa leather was invented by Emanuel Manasse in 1875 while working for the Sawyer Tanning Company in Napa, California. ref name Emanuel Manasse http www.ancestry.com Emanuel Manasse obituary article 1899 and patent 1875 , retrieved 11 08 2010 from Ancestry.com ref Notes B Ellis 1921 , Gloves & Glove Trade , page 58, Nappa gloves are made from tawed leathers. reflist leather Category Leather material stub de Nappaleder it Nappa pellame sv Nappa tr Napa ... more details
Image Leather, Latex, and BDSM pride.svg thumb The leather pride flag , which has become a symbol of BDSM and fetish subcultures. Image Leather Contingent Pride 2004.jpg thumb Start of the Leather contingent at the 2004 San Francisco gay pride pride parade parade . The leather subculture denotes practices and styles of dress organized around sexual activities. Wearing leather garments is one way that participants .... Leather culture is most visible in Gay community gay communities and most often associated with gay ... straight worlds. Many people associate leather culture with BDSM Bondage Discipline, Dominance ..., wearing Leather black leather clothing is an eroticism erotic fashion that expresses heightened ... in kink sexual sexual kink or sexual fetish leather fetishism . ref name Rubin Elegy for the Valley ... Gay male leather culture has existed since the late 1940s, ref name Rubin when it likely grew out of post World War II WWII biker culture . Early gay leather bars were subcultural versions of the motorcycle .... The Miracle Mile South of Market and Gay Male Leather, 1962 1997 in Reclaiming San Francisco History, Politics, Culture City Light Books, 1998 . ref Leather Clubs for gay men started in Amsterdam and Berlin ..., a leather jacket, and muir cap, played on pop cultural fascination with the Hollister riot and promoted ... . Perhaps as a result, the leather community that emerged from the motorcycle clubs also became the practical ... Traditions Throughout the history of the leather subculture, a variety of traditions have been ... title THE OLD GUARD The History of Leather Traditions accessdate 2010 10 27 year 1993 author ... are the original or true traditions, or whether the romanticized versions of leather history ever existed at all. ref name wiseman leather Cite web url http www.evilmonk.org a wiseman11.cfm title An Essay ... has progressed and BDSM has become more mainstream see below , the traditions of leather has adapted. The first major evolution has become known as New Leather or New Guard . However, even this is the subject ... more details
citation style date September 2009 orphan date August 2009 The LITE Leather Low Impact to Environment Leather label is a certificate that can be attached to any product that is manufactured with especially low energy consumption and water usage. The certification is based on a product s CO2 footprint, which involves documenting the carbon dioxide emissions for each square meter of leather produced. LITE standards are based on calculations by the BLC British Leather Technology Center for average energy and water consumption in the industry LITE products are produced with roughly 35 less energy and 50 less water. To accelerate the process of making leather production environmentally sound, this project is being funded by the German Investment Corporation DEG with funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development . Renowned manufacturers including Timberland , New Balance , Hush Puppies , Reef, Simple Shoes or Keen Footwear market shoes using LITE leather. The LITE leather label was initialized by the German Sino leather producer ISA TanTec, whose tannery in Guangzhou , China is one of the finalists for the 2009 Tannery of the Year awards programme. External links http www.azocleantech.com details.asp?newsID 3436 http www.leathermag.com news fullstory.php aid 13930 German Sino tanner ISA Tan Tec recognised as a 91high tech enterprise 92.html Category Leather ... more details
DK Leather Corporation myx 5086 is a Malaysia n corporation established in 1997 as a leather manufacturer, it is an OEM automotive leather upholstery manufacturer catering for Citroen, Kia, Honda, Hyundai, Ford, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Mahindra, as well as for the secondary market in the world. It launched their own brand DK Schweizer in 2001 and first setup their Europe operations in the Netherlands in 2003 before expanding to UK, Germany, Belgium, Italy and France. It has operations in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia as well. It distributes automotive leather upholstery under the brandname DK Schweizer and automotive safety solutions, security systems, entertainment systems under DK Auto . It currently has more than 1,200 employees worldwide. Category Companies of Malaysia Category Leather manufacturers auto company stub Malaysia company stub ... more details
Imperial Leather is a brand of soaps, toiletries and healthcare products manufactured by PZ Cussons . The brand ... used the original perfume and created Cussons Imperial Leather soap and other toiletries. ref Stiling ... 26. ISBN 0 7153 8098 2. ref The soap was initially called Imperiale Russian Leather , but was soon renamed to Imperial Leather. In 1975 the Cussons Group was itself acquired by Paterson Zochonis, ref ... due to World War II all soaps were rationed in Britain. Imperial Leather soap was therefore marketed ... from a World War II advertisement Imperial Leather Toilet Soap is one of the few luxuries still available to the discriminating. Supplies are obviously limited, but if only because Imperial Leather ... with a new theme for the advertising of Imperial Leather released frequently. They have become collectable ... Roses Cedric Chater 1958 Zodiac and Birthstones Television has been an important part of Imperial Leather advertising for decades. Imperial Leather adverts have previously featured Julie Walters and Paul Merton . Recent Imperial Leather adverts include the rose tattoo 1999 , the firemen fantasy 2002 , ref Bainbridge, J. 2002, Imperial Leather targets women with dream sequence ad Marketing ref the dancing duck 2002 and the secret shower advert 2005 . In 2001 Imperial Leather was relaunched under the release the lather slogan. An Imperial Leather yellow duck beanie was produced as part of the promotion. Sponsoring Cussons Imperial Leather sponsored the XVII Commonwealth Games , held in Manchester in 2002. ref Financial Times , Sept 28 2001, Game plan ref In 2004 Imperial Leather sponsored the TV show Ant & Dec s Saturday Night Takeaway . ref Grimshaw, C. 2004, Imperial Leather to sponsor Saturday Night Takeaway Marketing ref In 2004 Imperial Leather also sponsored a model cow called Imperial ... donated to the Manchester Kids charity. In 2004, Imperial Leather sponsored a theme park ride called The Flume which opened at Alton Towers . ref Lepper, J. 2004, TV push promotes Imperial Leather ... more details
Artificial leather is a fabric or finish intended to substitute for leather in fields such as upholstery , clothing , and fabrics , and other uses where a leather like finish is required but the actual ... leather not to be confused with the more modern Plastic leather Pleather or American leather cloth , large quantities of a material having a more or less leather like surface were once used, principally ... varnish . A grained Morocco leather Morocco surface was given to the material by passing it between ... , and to such manufactures as ordinary waxcloth . An artificial leather which was patented and proposed for use as soles for boots, etc., was composed of powdered scraps and cuttings of leather ... linseed oil or dissolved resin could be used as the binding medium for the leather powder. Clothing and fabric uses File DOLCE SH851i.jpg thumb Artificial leather cover for mobile phones. Synthetic leathers, at times made from plastic s, are often used in clothing and fabrics. Artificial leather is marketed under many brands, including leatherette , faux leather , Naugahyde , and pleather . ref ... ref Plastic leather The term pleather plastic leather is a slang term for synthetic leather made of plastic .... Upon the arrival of a new line, a plastic leather, Jujj needed a way to advertise the product to customers ... and leather , the term is sometimes used derogatorily, implying a cost cutting Ersatz for genuine hide. Besides cost, pleather may also be preferred because it is lighter than leather, or as an alternative to real leather citing reasons of animal cruelty . ref cite book title Why Animals Matter The Case ... solvents can make the PVC unbearably stiff. Types Poromeric imitation leather Sometimes referred to as poromerics, poromeric imitation leathers are a group of synthetic breathable leather substitutes ... . Its major advantages over natural leather were its durability and its high gloss finish that could ... popular in uniformed professions where shiny shoes are desirable. Koskin Koskin is an artificial leather ... more details
Superherobox Wikipedia WikiProject Comics image Image LeatherDCComics.jpg 200px caption Leather as seen in Joker The Last Laugh, Secret Files and Origins December 2001 character name Leather publisher DC Comics debut Nightwing 62 December, 2001 creators alter ego full name Mary Kay Tanner species optional homeworld optional alliances aliases optional actual identities the character uses, not nicknames supports powers Leatherlike skin low level superstrength razor sharp claws on hands and feet. Leather is a fictional character from DC Comics . Fictional character biography Mary Kay Tanner was born in Peckinpath, Texas . Her mother often experimented with illegal and untested drugs to get high. As a result, Mary Kay was born with meta human powers that gave her leatherlike skin and razor sharp claws. When she was 16, Leather became the leader of gang that smuggled illegal immigrant s from Mexico into the U.S. Leather was captured and sent to Slabside Penitentiary. However, she was freed by the Joker comics Joker and returned to smuggling in Mexico. One Year Later Leather is seen among the captured villains in Salvation Run . During this time she also made friends with the female villains Giganta and Magneta. Category Comics characters introduced in 2001 Category DC Comics supervillains Category Female supervillains Category Fictional characters from Texas DC char stub tl Leather komiks ... more details
Infobox mountain name Leather Peak photo photo caption elevation m 2457 elevation ref ref name peakfinder cite peakfinder Leather Peak ref prominence m map Canada Alberta map caption Location in Alberta and British Columbia map size 200 label position right location Alberta br British Columbia range lat d 52 lat m 52 lat s 55 lat NS N long d 118 long m 36 long s 30 long EW W coordinates ref topo National Topographic System NTS 83D 15 first ascent easiest route Leather Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia . It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler. ref name peakfinder See also List of peaks on the British Columbia Alberta border Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia References reflist Canadian Rockies state collapsed Category Mountains of Alberta Leather Peak Category Mountains of British Columbia Leather Peak Alberta geo stub BritishColumbia geo stub ... more details
Infobox film name Leather Gloves image image size caption director William Asher , Richard Quine writer narrator starring Cameron Mitchell actor Cameron Mitchell music cinematography editing distributor released November 11, 1948 runtime 75 min. country FilmUK language English budget gross preceded by followed by website amg id Leather Gloves is a 1948 drama film directed by William Asher and Richard Quine . It stars Cameron Mitchell actor Cameron Mitchell and Virginia Grey . ref http allmovie.com work leather gloves 99197 ref Cast Cameron Mitchell actor Cameron Mitchell as Dave Collins Virginia Grey as Jane Gilbert Jane Nigh as Cathy Sam Levene as Bernie Henry O Neill as Dudley References reflist External links imdb title id 0040531 title Leather Gloves Richard Quine William Asher Category Films directed by William Asher Category 1948 films Category Films directed by Richard Quine 1940s drama film stub es Leather Gloves ... more details
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