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BROWN BEAR

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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 349 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BROWN See also:BEAR  .—See also:SiZe 6X3 ft . Similar in quality to the See also:black, but far more limited in number; the See also:colours range from See also:light yellow to a See also:rich dark See also:brown . The best come from See also:Hudson See also:Bay territory and are valuable . Used for muffs, trimmings, boas, and See also:carriage 1 The measurements given are from See also:nose to See also:root of tail of See also:average large sizes after the dressing See also:process, which has a shrinking tendency . The depths of See also:fur quoted are the greatest, but there are plenty of See also:good useful skins possessing a lesser See also:depth . rugs . Inferior sorts, almost grizzly in effect and some very See also:pale, are found in See also:Europe and See also:Asia and are mostly used locally . In See also:India there is a See also:species called Isabelline See also:bear, which was formerly imported to See also:Great See also:Britain, but does not now arrive in any quantity See also:worth mentioning . Value 1os . 6d. to 6os., Isabelline sort 1os . 6d. to 78s .

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