# @businessinsider on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=KchdBfAK2aw
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- **Posted:** 2021-03-07T16:00:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) — https://gondola.cc/BusinessInsider

## Caption

Pergamena is the last workshop in the US that turns animal skins into parchment, an ancient paper-like material that nearly disappeared after the Middle Ages. CEO Jesse Meyer runs the family leather tannery business that has been in operation since 1550.

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How Animal Hides Are Made Into Parchment At The Last Workshop In The US | Still Standing

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