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fur is cleaned with a comb. The heavier pelts are fleshed down 

 thin, thus completing the operation of dressing for the majority of 

 skins." 



Warmth and 

 Weight of Furs 



Well-dressed furs afford a maximum of warmth for a 

 minimum weight, wliile their suppleness lends an ad- 

 ditional advantage to them for clothing purposes. The 

 warmest garments of manufactured material are made from the stiff 

 old-fashioned box cloth and, even where warmly lined, afford only two- 

 thirds as much protection from the cold as fur, while being more than 

 four ounces per square foot heavier than raccoon. The following table 

 furnishes an approximate estimate of comparative weight and dura- 

 hility of the various furs when worn, fur outside, as body clothing: 



COMPARATIVE DURABILITY AND WEIGHT OF FURS 



Points of 

 Durability 



Weight in Ounces 

 Per Sq. Foot 



The Costly Furs — Standard, Sea-otter 



Sea-otter 



Seal 



Sable 



Silver or Black Fox 



Ermine 



Chinchilla 



The Less Valuable Furs — 

 Standard, Unplucked Otter 



Otter (unplucked) 



Otter (plucked) 



Beaver (sheared) 



Beaver (plucked) 



Raccoon 



Skunk 



Mink 



Persian Lamb 



Baum Marten (natural) 



Sable 



Stone Marten 



Northern Fox (natural) 



Muskrat (natural) 



Opossum 



Muskrat (plucked, sheared and dyed) 



Nutria 



Lynx (natural) 



Squirrel 



Fox (dyed black) 



Lynx (dyed black) 



Fox (dyed blue) 



Broadtail 



Marmot (dyed) 



Moleskin 



Hare 



Rabbit 



100 

 75 

 60 

 40 

 25 

 15 



100 

 95 

 90 

 85 

 75 

 70 

 70 

 65 

 65 

 55 

 40 

 40 

 37 

 37 

 33 

 27 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 20 

 20 

 15 



in 



7 

 5 

 5 



41 

 3 



3 



li 



li 



4 



3 15/16 



4 



3 15/16 



4i 



2i 



3i 



3i 



2i 



21 



2i 



3 



31 



3 



3i 



3i 



2} 



II 



3 



2i 



3 



2i 



3 



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 1* 

 2i 



