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I think that "Patent Leather" is a mis-interpretation of "Patined Leather"; that is, leather which has been
patined (coated with a high gloss finish). Can any English/Etymology experts shed some light? --
Duckwizard23:01, 9 July 2006 (UTC)reply
I followed up the government invention patent idea, but the process seems to be very old and not originally patented. There are government invention patents on the process, but I don't think the term originated via invention patent.
This website says patent leater came from: "After the
Patten shoe which the young women wore in the buttery. When the cream spilled on their shoes, the fat would tend to make the leather shiny." Sounds good, but not sure whether it is true. --
Utmoatr (
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12:04, 21 September 2011 (UTC)reply
I must be losing my mind. It was night, it was dark, I was tired... Maybe I'll see what I can do and start again. Sorry for the trouble. EEng22:31, 17 August 2016 (UTC)reply
EEng, I've removed the GA nominee template from this page based on the above. Feel free to renominate once the sourcing has been fixed, or revert now if you don't mind risking a quickfail. Thanks.
BlueMoonset (
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22:39, 18 August 2016 (UTC)reply
Why the inclusion of the term, "poromerics" in multiple sections at the bottom of the article ?
First the article makes it clear that patent leather and poromerics are two different things, then it conflates them multiple times
This article states:
"Patent leather is sometimes confused with artificial leathers such as DuPont's Corfam and Kuraray's Clarino, which are artificial materials with a similar glossy appearance."
Corfam & Clarino are poromerics.. so why after noting that "Patent leather is sometimes confused with artificial leathers"... the article includes them?
- "Patent leather and poromerics are cleaned in a similar way..."
- "special-purpose patent leather and poromeric cleaners on the market.."
- "Patent leather and poromerics are used in applications where..."
From the article noted below, "Poromerics are made from a plastic coating (usually a polyurethane) on a fibrous base layer (typically a polyester). The term poromeric was coined by DuPont as a derivative of the terms porous and polymeric. The first poromeric material was DuPont's Corfam, introduced in 1963 at the Chicago Shoe Show."