Modern Marvels · SEASON 13
Leather
Episode 9 · 2006-03-08

- Documentary
Episode overview
Made by the tanning of animal hides, leather has proven to be a versatile and important material. Without it, the Pilgrims may not have survived the winters in Plymouth, and the Romans may not have been able to march to the Tigris.
44 minutes
Season 13 episodes
1. Containers2006-01-04
2. Fire2006-01-11
3. Cotton2006-01-18
4. Engineering Disasters 182006-02-08
5. Candy2006-02-14
6. Weird Weapons: The Axis2006-02-21
7. Nature Tech: Avalanches2006-02-24
8. Engineering Disasters: New Orleans2006-02-28
9. Leather2006-03-08
10. Engineering Disasters 192006-03-22
11. Insulation2006-04-26
12. Hi-Tech Hitler2006-05-02
13. Shovels2006-05-03
14. Drilling2006-05-10
15. 80s Tech2006-05-24
16. Ben Franklin Tech2006-05-25
17. Copper Kings2006-06-12
18. Heavy Metals2006-06-14
19. Money2006-06-19
20. BBQ Tech2006-06-28
21. American Eats Special2006-07-02
22. High Explosives2006-07-03
23. Pirate Tech2006-07-12
24. Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives2006-07-26
25. World's Biggest Machines 52006-07-26
26. Super Tools: Skyscraper2006-07-28
27. The AK-472006-07-28
28. Nuts2006-08-02
29. Classic Cars2006-08-03
30. Making Medieval Armor2006-08-03
31. Rube Goldberg2006-08-03
32. Batteries2006-08-03
33. Mummy Tech2006-08-23
34. Levees2006-08-30
35. Water2006-09-06
36. The Cola Wars2006-09-07
37. Copper2006-09-13
38. Shotguns2006-09-17
39. Building In The Name Of God2006-09-18
40. Horsepower2006-09-20
41. Renewable Energy2006-09-20
42. Freight Trains2006-09-20
43. Cities of the Underworld2006-09-21
44. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway2006-09-26
45. Stealth & Beyond: Air Stealth2006-09-27
46. Stealth & Beyond: Sea Stealth2006-09-27
47. Ink2006-10-04
48. Distilleries 22006-10-11
49. World's Strongest2006-10-18
50. Tomcat Sunset2006-11-01
51. Tobacco2006-11-08
52. The Supermarket2006-11-15
53. Breakfast Tech2006-11-28
54. Wine2006-11-29
55. Harvesting 22006-11-29
56. Engineering Disasters 202006-12-06
57. Snow2006-12-10
58. Tea2006-12-13
59. Christmas Tech2006-12-20
60. Wind2006-12-28