Principles and practice of fur dressing and fur dyeing (1922)
Austin, William E · New York : Van Nostrand · leaf 96
DRYING AND FINISHING means of a bellows. The stiff top-hairs remain standing up, and sharp knives are brought down mechanically to the de- sired depth, and the hair is cut off at that point. The skin … FIG. 17. UN HAIRING MACHINE. (Seneca Machine & Tool Co., Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y.) is then moved forward a short distance, and the process re- peated until all the top-hairs have thus been cut out. With muskrats, or other pelts which do not require such very careful attention, the whole process is…
Fur · Tanning · Dyes and dyeing
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