FALSE FURS AND FAKE TRADE NAMES 49 



Rabbit, dyed Sable or French sable 



Rabbit, sheared and dyed Seal, electric seal, Red River seal, 



Hudson Bay seal, and seal musquash 



Rabbit, white Ermine 



Rabbit, white, dyed Chinchilla 



Wallaby, dyed Skunk 



White hare Fox and other similar names 



Dyed furs of all kinds Natural 



White hairs inserted in foxes and sables . Real or natural furs 



The London Chamber of Commerce recommends the following 

 names : 



Name of Fur Permissible Description 



American sable Canadian sable or real sable 



Fitch, dyed Sable fitch 



Goat, dyed * Bear goat 



Hare, dyed Sable hare or fox hare 



Kids Karakul kids 



Marmot, dyed Sable marmot or skunk marmot or 



mink marmot 



Mink, dyed Sable mink 



Musquash muskrat, pulled and dyed . . Seal musquash 



Nutria, pulled and dyed Seal nutria 



Nutria, pulled, natural Beaver nutria or otter nutria 



Opossum, sheared and dyed Beaver opossum 



Otter, pulled and dyed Seal otter 



Rabbit, dyed Sable coney 



White hair inserted in fox or sable . . . Painted fox or sable 



Rabbit, sheared and dyed Seal coney or musquash coney 



Rabbit, white Mock ermine 



Rabbit, white, dyed Chinchilla coney 



Wallaby, sheared and dyed Skunk wallaby 



White hare Imitation fox or mock fox 



The trend of the American trade to-day is to abolish all false 

 names and give each fur its true name ; and as far as the fur auction 

 and the best retailers are concerned, this is the rule in Canada and 

 the United States. 



