Salz employees Chuck Anstead and Joe Bellas
Salz employees Chuck Anstead (left) and Joe Bellas work with a Sheridan Press. Sheridan Presses were large machines designed to create heat and pressure. When leather was sandwiched between these huge plates, the surface was flattened, brightened and textured if desired. The process was called "plating leather".
Source of information: Jeremy Lezin
Source of information: Jeremy Lezin
Creator:
Dick, Vester
Date: 1955
Type:
PHOTO
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz (City)
- 1950s
Rights:
This photograph was taken by Vester Dick and is the property of the Lezin Family. It is displayed here with the permission of the Lezin Family and Covello and Covello.
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Identifier: LH-cov-019
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Collection
Citation
Dick, Vester. “Salz employees Chuck Anstead and Joe Bellas.” 1955. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/9933. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.