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J.P. Hooper, Canadian fox farmer, ca. 1929

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:43:17 +0000

Up until 1900, Charles Dalton and Robert Oulton were the only individuals breeding foxes in the West Prince area of...
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Summerside fox ranch, Prince Edward Island, ca. 1930

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:41:38 +0000

When the fox industry began in Prince Edward Island, Canada, foxes were kept in communal enclosures. When in these enclosures,...
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Armand Herscovici, Canadian fur artisan, early 1950s

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:33:31 +0000

Armand Herscovici, grandfather of Truth About Fur’s senior researcher Alan Herscovici, learned the furrier’s art from his father in Paris, before...
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Buyers at a Montreal fur auction, early 1920s

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:22:20 +0000

An archival picture of fur buyers at a Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) fur auction held in Montreal in the early...
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Seattle Fur Exchange graders, 1929

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:18:31 +0000

1929 – A look into the Seattle Fur Exchange grading area filled with fur buyers and smocked graders evaluating and...
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Hudson Bay House in London, 1924

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:17:35 +0000

1 Lime Street, London, England, circa 1924. One year later (1925), to mark the 255th anniversary of the Company, Beaver...
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Pacific Fur Co. pricelist for raw furs, 1931-32

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:16:14 +0000

When I lived in Willow River, British Columbia, I stumbled on a very old log house in the woods by...
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A London fur auction warehouse, 1924

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:13:36 +0000

Show lots of marten fur in the third floor warehouse of the Hudson’s Bay Company headquarters, at 1 Lime Street,...
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Grading before a fur auction in Seattle, 1950

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:45:12 +0000

1950’s – Graders at Seattle Fur Exchange inspect every pelt to evaluate and sort by quality, color and length of...
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A fur auction in Seattle, 1973

Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:44:10 +0000

1973 – A view from the stand of the American Legend (formerly Seattle Fur Exchange) auction room. It is filled...
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