[I teach a class in the SCA on the historical use of furs, so I have a
reasonable collection of what I call my "fondling furs" and that's what
I'm comparing to Michelle's photos.]
Ermines are very small, and their fur is fairly short and fine. They
don't really have guard hairs and underfur the way the larger weasels
do, and the hairs on the second fur are way too long plus the darker
hairs are guard hairs, so it can't be ermine. It's either one of the
larger weasels (sable, pine marten, beech marten, american marten, fisher,
ranched mink) or it's a fox. The sable that I have is lighter in color
than the marten--the marten I have looks *exactly* the same as Michelle's
darker brown furs. The texture of the second fur really looks like fox,
and if what Michelle has is two pelts end-to-end, then it's too big to be
anything *but* fox.
In any case, I have a great deal of fur envy and Michelle should probably
talk to a furrier to get an idea of what they really are and how much
they're worth.
Jen
On Wed, 3 Nov 2010, Becky Rautine wrote:
maybe mink but sable and mink are pretty much the same thing. The white could
be what some old heraldry called ermine. Mink/Sable/Ermine all go through color
changes due to winter. Dark in the spring, the white for cold snowy times.
Either way, I'd say these are the same family of furred critters.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Rautine
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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:32:53 -0400
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Need help identifying furs
I have some Russian sable and some of your fur looks just like it (the
darker, reddish one). Hope that helps.
Anne
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Subject: [h-cost] Need help identifying furs
Hello, all.
I was given two fur pieces (to be worn around the neck, I assume), and
would like some help identifying them and to find out approximately what
they're worth.
I don't personally wear fur, but it seems a shame to waste them if someone
could use them for a costume.
I put pictures of them in my Flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24767...@n06/sets/72157625297457400/
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Michelle
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