The critter would have a snap/ball at the other end to hold him in
place. Also, their jaws were often clips. Really strong clips. I
have a red fox one. I wished my aunt had given me the gray fox (but
my cousin got it, so that's ok!).
The word you wanted was "intact," not "in tack." :)
== Marjorie Wilser
=:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:=
"Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." --MW
http://3toad.blogspot.com/
On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:38 PM, Penny Ladnier wrote (in part):
This weekend I also bought a late 1940s wedding gown with a very
long train, two fur hats/headdresses, three 1930-1940s velvet
ladies' hats, a large lot of beaded costume jewelry (I am taking a
jewelry design class and need the beads), a beautiful mink collar
from the 1930s, and a little mink critter. The critter has
everything in tack but the front paws. The dealer told me that
women would place it over one shoulder. If the woman had more than
one critter, she would hook them together and drape them over her
shoulder. About half-way on the my critter's body, there is a
small cord with a satin ball. Is this to connect the critters to
one another?
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