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Black and white photograph of a Packard Motor Car Co. display board, "The Romance of Packard Leather and Fabric," detailing the process by which the leathers used in Packard upholstery are sourced and processed. A text box next to the image at the top left reads "FIFTY HIDES - are examined - and only 10% of those are accepted to furnish sufficient leather to upholster an open Packard." A text box next to the image at the top right reads "FORTY SHEEP - from three select flocks upholster one car; the fleece's choice - less than a pound a shearing - forms Packard wool." A text box next to the hides on the center left reads "COUNT THE HIDES - pick of the tanned hide's four cuts is the top one Packard uses. The finest of furniture uses no finer leather." A text box next to the accessory on the center right reads "TEASEL - oddity among plants, whose tough wiry spines are the only thing that can comb Packard broadcloth into its silky finihs [sic]." A text box next to the fabrics on the bottom left reads "LIKE FINE FABRICS - finished leathers are as soft, fine and colorful as rich textiles." A text box next to the cloths on the bottom right reads "BROADCLOTH - comes from 'broad cloth', distinguishing description of the loom's exacting work."
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