Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1911 — How Artificial Furs Are Made. [ARTICLE]

How Artificial Furs Are Made.

The. raw pieces of pelt are frozen and the skin carefully shaved off, thawed and sent to the tanneries to be made into leather. The frozen for which remains is allowed to thaw slightly at the bqttom, so that a small part of the hair is freed from ice. This thawed portion is then covered with a solution of rubber, which is allowed to set. The reeult is that large seamless pieces of fur are obtained much cheaper than those which come with the natural skin. These same artificial furs are said to be more lasting than the real, because they are Immune from the attacks of moths.— Paris Nature.