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Description: | This tub was used in one stage of the fur-dressing process by the firm Martin-Rice at its Alaska factory in Bermondsey. The rotating paddles converted raw animal skins into leather in a process called tanning. The inside of the tub has perforated draining boards, which are still stained with the tanning chemicals. This machine would have been updated during the inter-war years, due to increased demand for fur from the fashion industry. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | work Youth Culture and Fashion | Temporal: | 1921-1950 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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