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fur is very thick and soft and from one to two inches in depth, the 

 fur on the sides of the skin being longer than on the back. The 

 Liepsic dyers perfected the art of dying the lynx, and before the war 

 Liepsic dyed lynx was one of the most popular black furs on the 

 market. The American lynx was sent to Liepsic where they were 

 dressed and dyed black and shipped back to this country to be made 

 up into garments. The Liepsic dyers dyed them a beautiful shade 

 of black with a very high gloss. During the War, the American 

 dyers, such as Hollander and Chapal, succeeded in dying the lynx 

 equally as well as the Liepsic dyers, and if the black lynx comes back 

 into popularity as it was a few years ago, the demand no doubt will 

 be for the American dyes. The lynx is found throughout Canada 

 and Alaska and as far South as Minnesota. The lynx cat which 

 is found in the western states, Colorado, Idaho and Montana, is 

 similar to the lynx and belongs to the same family, but is very much 

 shorter in fur and not as valuable for fur purposes as the Alaska and 

 Canadian lynx. 



Alaska Seal 



The Alaska seal skin as it is taken from the carcass of the animal 

 is gray in color, the top hairs being a yellowish white with dark tips, 

 which gives the skin a decidely dark grayish appearance. These top 

 hairs are plucked out as described in another chapter, leaving the 

 soft brown underfur, and this is dyed seal color. Strange as it may 

 seem, some people think the dyed color is the natural color of the 



seal skin. 



Australian Opossum 



The finest skins are a beautiful bluish gray. The fur is very 

 thick and close and is about one to one and a half inches in depth. 

 The Australian opossum is made up by the furriers in its natural 

 color, that is it is seldom, if ever dyed, and then only the poorer 

 quality skins are dyed. The Australian opossum is very popular in 

 America and large quantities of them are imported each year for 

 trimming on coats, capes, etc. The finer skins are a clear bluish 

 gray. Some of the inferior skins have a slightly yellowish or brown- 

 ish tinge. 



Wolf 



The finest wolf come from Canada and the north western part 

 of the United States and are very popular with furriers for trimming. 

 These wolf are a light white gray. The fur is very soft and deep, 

 especially on the sides and under part of the pelt. There is a coarse 

 wire like mane across the shoulders and part of the way down the 



