Stereotypically, the animal in query is a horse, and horses which can be put down are sometimes mentioned to have been “sent to the glue factory”. Nonetheless, different animals are additionally used, together with cattle,[2] rabbits and fish.[3]
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Historical past[edit]
Different features, corresponding to issue of storage in a moist state, requirement for recent uncooked supplies (the animal pores and skin can’t be rotten or grease-burned), make this product harder to search out and use. Factories now produce different types of adhesives, as the method for animal glue is advanced and difficult to comply with.[19] An excessive amount of dealing with and too many adjustments in temperature or humidity may trigger additional hurt.[9] Some corporations, corresponding to these in Canada, nonetheless produce animal, disguise and hoof glues from horses.
Varieties and makes use of[edit]
Rabbit-skin glue is extra versatile when dry than typical disguise glues. It’s used within the sizing or priming of oil painters’ canvases. It is also utilized in bookbinding and because the adhesive element of some recipes for gesso and compo.