Old fur coat, possible monkey or seal fur

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  1. billyd3us

    billyd3us Thanks All my Friends

    I was cleaning out my back room to find more winter coats, which I have lots of them from the 30's to now, I am such a hoarder of vintage clothing, ( HELP ) ! ME !
    I found this fur coat in a box I packed a while back.
    I was wondering if my friends on here can tell me what kind of fur it is. It is very very soft and smooth to the touch.

    Thank You All...

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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

  3. billyd3us

    billyd3us Thanks All my Friends

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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Just tossing it out there to get the ball rolling. Closest match I could find, given I have a very fragmented idea of what your coat looks like.
     
  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks like rabbit fur to me, dyed black.
    I have a similar one which used to be my grandmother's, I think it is 1940s, maybe 30s. It is also dark reddish at the base of the hairs. She gave it to me when I was 20, and it was the first coat that actually kept me warm in winter. (Thank you Oma!)
    Overhere it used to be sold as 'sealskin', but that is just a name, it is rabbit fur. Softer than cotton wool.
     
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  6. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    In the 1970's, I had a sheared black muskrat coat that had belonged to my grandmother many years prior. It had the softest, silkiest feel you could imagine.

    Just throwing that out there as a possibility... ???
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I think we've narrowed it down to a cute or not so cute rodent.:D
     
  8. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    :nailbiting:
     
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  9. billyd3us

    billyd3us Thanks All my Friends

    Very nice relaxing photo
     
  10. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Can you write what the label says?
     
  11. billyd3us

    billyd3us Thanks All my Friends

    super quality union made
     
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