To clean a pair of leather-work brackets mix a little carbonate of magnesia with benzoline to form a thin fluid, and apply it, in large quantity, quickly to the leather. Place the brackets in the open air to dry, then with a light feather brush dust out all the dry magnesia. If this does not serve the purpose, the only way of giving the bracket a good appearance will be to cover the leather with a buff flatting paint of a suitable colour.