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Title: Anybody know furs/animal hides?
Post by: Paddy on July 10, 2007, 10:49:54 AM

What are these and are they worth anything?




I've got some more bits and pieces not shown.  The first one is the biggest; is it deerskin?

Title: Re: Anybody know furs/animal hides?
Post by: Brad Johnson on July 10, 2007, 10:54:46 AM

Tops ones look like deer.  Bottom ones .... mink, maybe?  No idea what any of them would be worth.

Brad

Title: Re: Anybody know furs/animal hides?
Post by: Paddy on July 10, 2007, 11:05:11 AM

Some of it's made into clothing.  This is two handwarmers, a purse and a hat.  The long one on top is some animal.  Still has the head; somebody even put eyes in it.

Title: Re: Anybody know furs/animal hides?
Post by: Brad Johnson on July 10, 2007, 11:11:39 AM

The whole critter looks like a mink wrap.  Big fashion statement in the pre-bunnyhugger era.

Brad

Title: Re: Anybody know furs/animal hides?
Post by: charby on July 10, 2007, 11:15:06 AM

Deer hides with hair on are maybe worth $10-25 a piece.

Not sure about the fancier fur, looks like mink and sable, guessing I would say $200 for the lot on ebay.

Title: Re: Anybody know furs/animal hides?
Post by: The Rabbi on July 10, 2007, 11:24:05 AM

At the bottom pic is a muff, probably mink.  Maybe 3 of them.  The biggest one is I would guess an antique from Victorian times.  The others newer.  They actually sell pretty well on eBay but wait until Sept/Oct.

Title: Re: Anybody know furs/animal hides?
Post by: onions! on July 10, 2007, 12:10:28 PM

Don't let Jim March see the pic of that long skinny critter.

Title: Re: Anybody know furs/animal hides?
Post by: K Frame on July 10, 2007, 12:14:34 PM

Liberal hides.

Title: Re: Anybody know furs/animal hides?
Post by: charby on July 10, 2007, 12:19:34 PM

the little pieces of fur might be muskrat.
Hard to tell with out actually touching the fur.