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How animal hides are made into parchment at the last workshop of its kind in the US

Name: How animal hides are made into parchment at the last workshop of its kind in the US
Uploaded: 2021-05-10T19:03:16+05:30
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Meg Teckman-Fullard,Adam Miller,Yasmina Hatem,Lisa DesaiMay 10, 2021, 19:43 IST

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Pergamena is the last company in the US that uses animal skins to make parchment.
The craft dates back to 2500 BC and was most popular during the Middle Ages, before paper was industrialized.
CEO Jesse Meyer taught himself the craft as a way to revitalize his family's nearly 500-year-old tannery business.