The diagram show the process of producing leather goods.

The diagram demonstrates the process of manufacturing

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items. There are 11 stages in the process, starting with the drying of the skin and ending with the production of

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goods in the factory.

Initially

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, the hide is covered with a layer of salt and dried.

Then

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, the dried skin is soaked in water with lime to remove the salt and moisturize it for a few days.

After

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stage, the washed hide is transported to a factory and placed in a vat, where it is washed with lime to clean the skin from all hairs, proteins, fats, and greases.

Next,

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the clean

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is passed through a flattening machine.

Following

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, the flattened hide is tanned in a mixture of water and vegetable matter before being polished by a roller.

At the end

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of the process, prepared

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is delivered to another plant where

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goods are produced.