A professional who cleans suede and leather garments, such as gloves, jackets, and coats. Respnsibilities include:

• Sorts and classifies articles into lots according to color, degree of dirtiness, and work to be performed.
• Brushes or sponges stains with fatty liquors (leather oils extracted from hides) to spot garment preparatory to cleaning.
• Observes surface and modifies pressure on brush according to type of leather to avoid damage to garment.
• Loads sorted articles into drum of cleaning machine.
• Turns valve to admit cleaning fluid into drum.
• Loads cleaned garments into extractor and tumbler to dry and fluff garments.
• May hand clean articles that are too delicate or badly soiled for machine cleaning.