FUR-FARMING IN CANADA 



Vabiett Sold as — 



American sable Real Russian sable 



Fitch, dyed Sable 



Goat, dyed Bear 



Hare, dyed Sable or fox 



Kid Lamb or broadtail 



Marmot, dyed Mink, sable or skunk 



Mink, dyed Sable 



Musquash (muskrat), dyed Mink or sable 



Musquash, pulled and dyed Seal, electric seal. Red River seal or 



Hudson Bay seal 

 Nutria, pulled and dyed Seal, electric seal. Red River seal or 



Hudson Bay seal 



Nutria, pulled, natural Beaver and otter 



Opossum, sheared and dyed Beaver 



Otter, pulled and dyed Seal 



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 following list has been published by the London Chamber of 

 Commerce as permissible descriptions: 



Name op 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 Karakule kids 



Marmot, dyed Sable marmot, mink marmot or skunk 



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 



Rabbit, sheared and dyed Seal coney or musquash coney 



Rabbit, white Mock ermine 



Rabbit, white, dyed Chinchilla coney 



Wallaby, sheared and dyed Skxmk waUaby 



White hare Imitation fox or mock fox 



White hairs inserted in foxes or sables Pointed fox or sable 



Reliable furriers, however, do not use the misdescriptive 

 SeUin ^ Furs names mentioned above. Many of the smaller furriers are 



doubtless ignorant of the real names of their stock; but 

 cheap advertisers are frequently guilty of misnaming. Many adver- 

 tisers giving private addresses mislead the public; when a lady who is 

 'going South' offers her 'new $150 Russian lynx set for $25', the con- 

 clusion may readily be reached that it is 'doctored' rabbit. However, 



