Pre-war
1914
Outbreak of the war
1915
1916
1917
1918
End of the war
Post-war
Medium

Chopped quebracho wood, H. & M. Oesinger, Rotzok near Prague, around 1910-1918

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    Well shod? Tanning agents and leather

    When supplies dried up soon after the start of the war, the former reliance on some unremarkable raw materials from far-off lands became clear. Among them were quebracho wood from Argentina, which had lots of tannin and was used for tanning leather, and wax from the carnauba palm in Brazil, which was used to care for leather.