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As brought up by IP 50.32.42.236 with this edit at Talk:Goatskin_(material)#Merger proposal, the title may be incorrect grammar. I also believe "Moroccan leather" is correct and it should be changed. Jason Quinn ( talk) 21:02, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
The origin is Sokoto Region of Nigeria and Maradi Region of Niger Republic where the Sokoto Red Goat is indigenous to these regions. Skins are prepared using the Sumac Red Dye process to enhance the grain. Note that the Sokoto Red Goat has diminutive wax and oil glands which some believe to be the reason it works well for book binding. Durable and tough it doesn't tear as easily as other skins and is thin enough for the bindery to bind it quickly.
During the late 1800s the UK leather market nearly collapsed as unethical dealers claimed that all goatskin is Morocco leather and all Morocco leather is goatskin. Unethical leather salesman outside Britain today may make the claim today in order to sell an inferior goat skin at a higher price. Let the buyer beware.
The encyclopedia Britanica has more information on the subject under various headings but for starters, see the entry for "S [1]okoto" which discusses the capital city of Sokoto state and contains this affirmation, " By the 1820s Sokoto had become known for... Its leather products were famous (especially those made from skins of the Sokoto red goat, the source of so-called morocco leather)..."
Tidebearer ( talk) 05:00, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
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I don't think any reputable source can ever be used to prove something is the best over something else. That is highly subjective. What isn't subjective is that the Cambridge University Press "source" is really just marketing for its own book bindings, and not an actual article per Cambridge University. I do not think mention of Nigerian leather within the framework of it being superior is appropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.115.165.61 ( talk) 09:36, 27 May 2020 (UTC) <ref>Please refer to an article that I wrote for Guild of Bookworkers, Aug 2019, that is well researched and referenced. A pdf of the original can be found at: https://files.constantcontact.com/9c277d5f001/ec879f47-4feb-4dfa-a68f-ad0d8c78d92a.pdf<ref> StevenSiegelLeather ( talk) 00:34, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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As brought up by IP 50.32.42.236 with this edit at Talk:Goatskin_(material)#Merger proposal, the title may be incorrect grammar. I also believe "Moroccan leather" is correct and it should be changed. Jason Quinn ( talk) 21:02, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
The origin is Sokoto Region of Nigeria and Maradi Region of Niger Republic where the Sokoto Red Goat is indigenous to these regions. Skins are prepared using the Sumac Red Dye process to enhance the grain. Note that the Sokoto Red Goat has diminutive wax and oil glands which some believe to be the reason it works well for book binding. Durable and tough it doesn't tear as easily as other skins and is thin enough for the bindery to bind it quickly.
During the late 1800s the UK leather market nearly collapsed as unethical dealers claimed that all goatskin is Morocco leather and all Morocco leather is goatskin. Unethical leather salesman outside Britain today may make the claim today in order to sell an inferior goat skin at a higher price. Let the buyer beware.
The encyclopedia Britanica has more information on the subject under various headings but for starters, see the entry for "S [1]okoto" which discusses the capital city of Sokoto state and contains this affirmation, " By the 1820s Sokoto had become known for... Its leather products were famous (especially those made from skins of the Sokoto red goat, the source of so-called morocco leather)..."
Tidebearer ( talk) 05:00, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
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I don't think any reputable source can ever be used to prove something is the best over something else. That is highly subjective. What isn't subjective is that the Cambridge University Press "source" is really just marketing for its own book bindings, and not an actual article per Cambridge University. I do not think mention of Nigerian leather within the framework of it being superior is appropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.115.165.61 ( talk) 09:36, 27 May 2020 (UTC) <ref>Please refer to an article that I wrote for Guild of Bookworkers, Aug 2019, that is well researched and referenced. A pdf of the original can be found at: https://files.constantcontact.com/9c277d5f001/ec879f47-4feb-4dfa-a68f-ad0d8c78d92a.pdf<ref> StevenSiegelLeather ( talk) 00:34, 14 January 2021 (UTC)