As far as the production of other shades is concerned, the procedure is quite similar to the regular black method. For a dark brown, for example, the skins are dyed in a mixture containing

Gall-nuts40parts
Verdigris10
Alum10
Copperas5
Brazilwood extract (15° Twaddell)150
Water1000

employing operations just as in the case of the black.

Greyish-blue shades on white hares, lambs, kids, etc., can be obtained by treating the skins successively in the following baths:

1.Logwood extract100grams
Water1liter
2.Indigotine10grams
Alum10grams
Water1liter

Bluish-grey tones on the same furs can be produced by treating with

1.Logwood extract200grams
Indigotine15grams
Water1liter
2.Alum150grams
Salammoniac12grams
Water1liter

Similar grey shades can be produced by mordanting the skins with an iron salt, and then dyeing in a weak bath containing gall-nuts, sumach and iron vitriol. This method is very effective for making Alaska or silver fox imitations.


CHAPTER XIV
FUR DYEING
Aniline Black