American Fur Company
American Fur Company First US business monopoly, owned by John Jacob
Astor. John
Jay's Treaty of 1794 permitted US fur trading in the Pacific Northwest to compete with Montreal interests and the North West Company. Fort Astoria was set up in Oregon in 1805. During the
War of 1812 the USA was unable to defend Astoria, and Astor was forced to sell out to the North West Company. As the fur trade declined in the 1840s, Fort Astoria reverted to US control.
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Fur Special Issue: The habit fashion can't break Although fur is still largely frowned on in Britain, its worldwide sales are increasing, partly through the efforts of a Danish supplier. SUSANNAH FRANKEL, The Independent's fashion editor, wonders how long the UK can hold out
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/21/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...boots from which large fox-fur pom-poms bounced brazenly...embroideries and beading, is fur. I don't have an issue with...clothes. With that in mind, Saga Furs of Scandinavia has been only...step in. The Denmark-based company, which boasted a turnover of...done more to re-establish fur on ...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Fur flies again; Animal-rights activists succeeded in making fur unfashionable, but designers are piling on the pelts again. Will consumers follow suit?(VARIETY)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 10/31/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...last year to $1.21 billion. Fur Information Council spokeswoman...The market isn't there. Fur trapping licenses are way...financial problems of Evan's Furs, which leases and operates the fur salons at Dayton's. "That company accounted for 10 percent of...
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Fur's quiet comeback Supreme Luxury Moscow 2007
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 11/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...nearly century-old tradition in fur and maintains the rare practice...its own skins and making the fur pieces in company-owned ateliers. Mendel...flexibility in terms of choice of furs, what is done with them and...be closer to innovations in fur treatment. Other luxury concerns...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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FUR OR FAUX DESPITE CONTROVERSY, POPULARITY ON RISE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/29/2000; 700+ words
; ...There is nothing warmer than a fur,'' said Mayone. ``Once...who works for a local utility company, freely calls herself a fur lover and collector. She has...headbands. She wears one of her furs every day, even with sweatpants...Today's gal is wearing fur and it's not so much for status...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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FUR STILL A FASHION PRESENCE BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY IN FIGHT OVER ANIMALS.(Special Pullouts)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 8/17/1997; 700+ words
; ...president of marketing for North American Fur Auctions, a Toronto fur auction company that's the largest in the...coat of yesterday.'' ``Fur used to be more of something...Ken Morgenstern of Roberts Furs in San Francisco. ``Now...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Fur or against?; As animal rights activists propose giving unwanted fur coats to the homeless this week, Penny Fray asks, is it ever all right to sacrifice principles in the name of fashion?(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 12/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...Galliano told models to keep the fur flying at Christian Dior's winter...a new advertising campaign for an American fur company. Now the battle has left the catwalk...street. The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade has just begun a series of...
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Fur Guilt;Trapped Between Luxury and That Uneasy Feeling
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/30/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...the nutria (a South American water-dwelling rodent...respect their views." The fur industry, with sales...sensitive letters about furs, I've got a few on...They protest the sale of furs. We've had people...front of our stores with fur traps. My boss does...large fur department, ...
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Fur's Early Show a Hit.(Fur Fashion 2003)
Magazine article from: WWD; 4/15/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Fur Fashion. The North American Fur Association, America Legend and Saga Furs of Scandinavia were the...was organized by the Fur Information Council of...Alexis & Gianni Furs got on board as a participant...His son, Larry, the company's vice president...
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Fur-care plans get more retailer play. (apparel)
Magazine article from: WWD; 7/11/1985; 700+ words
; ...although most salons and fur departments employ craftsmen...president of Interboro Fur Enterprises, Inc., a New York-based company that stores and cleans up to 250,000 furs a year for more than...paced by booming retail fur sales, which have climbed...year, according to the American ...
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Fur Vault-Bloomingdale's deal praised by industry.
Magazine article from: WWD; 8/14/1984; ; 700+ words
; ...YORK -- Taking The Fur Vault Inc., public...the century." The company, headed by chariman...move accelerated the company's bid to go public...only publicly owned fur companies in the country. Based...common stock on the American Stock Exchange at an...million shares in the ...
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fur trade
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
fur trade in American history. Trade in...exploited by men buying furs from the Native Americans before the end of the...in exchange for the furs was cataclysmic; native...The promyshlenniki [fur traders] pushed even...the British trading companies, the Hudson's Bay ...
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American Fur Company
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
AMERICAN FUR COMPANY AMERICAN FUR COMPANY. The American Fur Company represented John...dominant Canadian fur companies operating within...dominance of the fur trade in the Northeast...transshipping American furs through Montreal...
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Fur Companies
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...the Missouri Fur Company to expand their...Jacob Astor's American Fur Company and its subsidiaries...and formed small companies to harvest furs in the northern...Of all these companies, the Hudson's Bay Company endured the longest...
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Fur Trade
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Fur Trade. Animal pelts have...rivalries among several American and Canadian enterprises...New York–based American Fur Company (1808–1865...bearers dominated the American fur trade until the 1830s...
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Missouri River Fur Trade
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...TRADE MISSOURI RIVER FUR TRADE. The fur trade was the principal...of transportation for furs. Late eighteenth...of importance to the fur trader and trapper...Columbia Fur Company, the American Fur Company, and...the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, all ...
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