48 FUR FACTS 



Muskrat 



The muskrat is brown in color and while a great quantity of them 

 are sheared and dyed seal color, a large number are used in their 

 natural color which is a dark rich brown. In some sections of the 

 country, notably Maryland, the muskrat is black, and this black 

 muskrat makes up very beautifully. The dyed muskrat is first 

 sheared, that is about one half of the top fur is cut, leaving the 

 underfur about one half of an inch long. This is dyed black, and 

 is sold as Hudson Bay seal. 



Beaver 



The beaver is another of the brown furs. It varies in color from 

 a light rich brown to a deep chestnut brown, and is one of the most 

 beautiful natural brown furs that we have. 



Otter 



The otter is very similar to the beaver in both color and texture 

 of fur, but the otter is a little shorter in nap and more compact, and 

 will not curl after it is wet as quickly as the beaver. 



Wolverine 



The wolverine has a long brown coarse fur and is used very little 

 by furriers. The biggest demand for this fur comes from the Es- 

 quimaux of Alaska who use it to line the inside of their parkes. They 

 claim that it is the only fur on which the breath does not congeal and 

 and form into ice. This may or may not be true, but it is a fact 

 that the esquimaux prefer the wolverine fur to any other for trim- 

 ming. 



Fisher 



The fisher is one of the most satisfactory and durable furs that 

 money can buy. It is very popular for chokers and other small neck 

 pieces. It varies in color from a light brown around the neck and 

 shoulders down to a deep dark brown at the rump and tail. The 

 medium sized small skins are the finest, the larger skins being coarser 

 in fur and heavier in pelt. The small silky dark skins are in big de- 

 mand, 



Stone Marten 



Stone marten have been very popular in recent years for chokers. 

 They come from Russia and parts of India and Germany. The top 

 guard hair is light brown in color and the underground is a gray 

 stone color, from which it gets its name. 



Blue Fox 



Blue fox is really not blue in color, but brown. There is a bluish 

 cast to the underfur, but the top fur is brown. Most well dressed 



