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wrinkles, produced by faulty handling, with the 

 naturally-occurring, shallow wrinkles, always 

 found in the hide of the Tiger Shark.) Such 

 hides are .sometimes called burnt hides. Some- 

 times these deep wrinkles are caused by not 

 laying the hides flat during curing, but more 

 often by exposing the hides to hot sun. 



Sometimes they may become burnt or over- 

 heated during the time they are in storage. To 

 avoid this danger, they should be moved around 

 occasionally so that the air can get at them. 



A burnt hide is valueless, 

 (d) Thin bellies. 



At certain times of the year some sharks, 

 particularly the Nurse Shark, have "thin bel- 

 lies." There is nothing that can be done about 

 this. 



Another cause of "thin bellies" is improper 

 skinning. The hides are pulled off the sharks, 

 leaving some of the hide substance on the car- 

 cass. This cause of "thin bellies" is easily 

 avoided by following the instructions already 

 given for skinning. 



Selling Hides 



The following firms in the United States are inter- 

 ested in buying or tanning shark hides: 



Ocean Leather Corporation, 42 Garden Street, 



Newark, New Jersey. (Tanners). 

 F. C. Luthi and Company, Office— 324 Baxter Bldg., 



New Orleans, Louisiana. 

 Joseph Fleischman, 1102 Franklin Street, Tampa, 



Florida. 

 National Fisheries Company, (New York and Nas- 

 sau), Office— 30 Church Street, New York City, 

 New York. 

 Thompson Fish Company, Key West, Florida. 

 Southeastern Fur and Hide Company, 1465 King 

 aV Road, Jacksonville, Florida. 

 , Vc V ^ Ocw* Tanning Company, 41 Mason Street, Salem, 

 W Massachusetts. PI V Ll oo 



