- Some Facts and General Principles for Fur and Skin Workers.
- Correct Modes of Skinning Fur Animals.
- Stretching and Curing.
- Handling Other Skins and Hides.
- Storing and Shipping Raw Furs.
- Indian Skin Dressing.
- Indian Fur Robes.
- Tools and Appliances.
- Tanning Materials and Terms.
- Tanning Formulas and Recipes.
- Preliminary Work, Soaking, Fleshing, Degreasing.
- Softening, Cleaning Skins.
- Small or Light Furs.
- Heavy Furs.
- Deer Skins, Buckskin.
- Sheep and Goat Skins.
- Miscellaneous Skins, Gator, Snake, Birds.
- Fur Dyeing, Uses and Principles.
- Dyeing Material and Appliances.
- Colors and Formulas.
- Furriers' Tools and Supplies.
- Making Up Furs and Garments.
- Fur Robes.
- Fur Rugs, With and Without Mounted Heads.
- Trimmings and Natural Heads and Tails.
- Collars, Cuffs and Odd Pieces.
- Coats and Capes.
- Caps, Mittens, Gloves.
- Muffs and Neckpieces.
- Moccasins and Pacs.
- Utilizing Fur Waste.
- Cleaning, Repairing and Storing.
- Prices for Tanning and Other Fur Work.
- Appendix.
If you like to handle furs, skins and hides HOME MANUFACTURE OF FURS AND SKINS will show you how to make more money out of your catch or buy by tanning, dyeing and manufacturing into articles for which there is usually a ready market at prices much higher than the raw skins will bring. This book like others on hunting, trapping, etc., that I publish is practical and written so that it is easily understood.
| A. R. HARDING. Pub., | Columbus, O. |