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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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furring, an old term used by shipwrights meaning replanking a vessel to give it more
beam and
freeboard.
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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FURS NOT PAYING OFF
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/29/1999; 700+ words
; ...the demand for raw furs plum-meting. The few U.S. fur buyers still in business...beginning to harvest furs. Usually, by then, the fur is pretty good...to $8 and raccoon furs for $50, brining...only trappers, but fur buyers. "I'd buy...
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Fur is back on the street A plan hatched in Denmark comes alive
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 10/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...and mink breeders.With fur sales slumping in the late 80s and early 90s, Saga Furs, which was founded here in 1954, set out to revive fur's image by reinventing...experience working with fur, Saga Furs created a hands-on lab...
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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...has done more to re-establish fur on designer catwalks - and that...
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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
; ...aggressive lobbying by fur manufacturers, particularly Saga Furs, a Denmark-based...designers are using fur this season," said...Ribnick of Ribnick's Furs in Minneapolis...problems of Evan's Furs, which leases and operates the fur salons at Dayton...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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FUR COAT SALES HEAT UP AMID FREEZE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 2/2/1994; 700+ words
; ...to confound anti-fur activists. Instead, this year's furs are bold and magnificent...Christie Brothers Furs, a New York fur manufacturing dynasty...Brothers, like most fur manufacturers this...endorses glamorous furs meant to be flaunted...
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FUR'S NEW WAVE: IN THE DETAILS.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: WWD; 3/6/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...deal to create Hannant Furs, a separate collection of fur coats to make its debut...pieces allow women to have fur without going to the full expense of a full fur piece," she said...collecting vintage fabrics and furs for more than 15 years...
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FURS CUT FROM A DIFFERENT CLOTH.
Magazine article from: WWD; 5/25/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...with the rise of fake furs in the Nineties, the fur industry has now created...their collections, making fur into an important trend...broader customer base for furs has been created. Poupart...that were made with no fur at all, but were accessorized...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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FUR INDUSTRY SAYS IT'S BACK
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 11/23/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...decade. In Bergen County alone, he counts Fred the Furrier, Meyerowitz Furs, Abrams Furs, Knauer Furs, and Alexis Furs among the casualties when the fur industry was suffering mightily in the late 1980s. "The whole industry went down...
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Furs 2004: The Mr. Biggs Fur Collection by Ronald Isley
Newspaper article from: New York Amsterdam News; 5/19/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Tells a Story: The Art of Fur," this year's furs are fabulous. The show...and produced by Tendler Furs, a 75-year-old fur firm, located in the...collection of men's furs under the moniker "Mr. Biggs Fur Collection." Isley is...
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Furs maintain their hold on fashion A big hit in subtropical Hong Kong
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 3/5/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Tribune 03-05-2008 Furs maintain their hold...HONG KONG -- Anti-fur campaigners have tried...the Isla brand of furs that he manages...generation producer of fur clothing, entered...were draped in wild furs, some of which still...Dior, have also made fur a prominent feature...
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Fur
Book article from: Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
...millionaires in the fur trade, shipping thousands of beaver furs to Europe to be pressed...different types of fur were used so that the different furs provided a contrast...attractive "fake" furs that imitated the...and softness of fur. During the late...
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fur
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...now bred on fur farms. The Fur Trade The hunting of wild furs is still an important occupation...object of highly lucrative fur hunts. Many furs are also now grown extensively...decrease in popularity of all furs. Synthetic Fur After World War II synthetic...
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SIC 2371 Fur Goods
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Code(s) 315292 (Fur and Leather Apparel Manufacturing) Furs were once considered...by the 1980s, furs had surged in popularity. Although fur sales dropped during...with interest in furs increasing worldwide. Fur goods caught the...
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Fake Fur
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...indistinguishable from the natural furs they imitate. History Fur is one of the oldest known...primary polymer used in fake fur manufacture. Background Fake furs are known as pile fabrics...developing garments using fake fur. Lastly, fake furs are much less expensive...
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fur trade
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...The speed with which fur traders traveled halfway...exploited by men buying furs from the Native Americans...factor in the decline of fur trade was the advance...for the trade in wild furs could not flourish on...stock of beaver and other fur-bearing animals, hunted...
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