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: 2024-08-12T12:10:20Z
Description: Pergamena is the last workshop in the US that turns animal skins into parchment, an ancient paper-like material that nearly disappeared after the Middle Ages. CEO Jesse Meyer runs the family leather tannery business that has been in operation since 1550.

Pergamena is the last workshop in the US that turns animal skins into parchment, an ancient paper-like material that nearly disappeared after the Middle Ages. CEO Jesse Meyer runs the family leather tannery business that has been in operation since 1550.