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CHINESE SABLE

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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 352 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHINESE SABLE  and
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JAPANESE.—Size 14X42 in . These are similar to the Amur skins previously referred to, but of much poorer quality and generally only suitable for linings . The very palest skins are dyed and made by the Chinese into mandarins' coats, in which form they are found in the
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London trade sales, but being overdressed they are inclined to be loose in the hair and the colour of the dye is not good . The Japanese kind are imported raw, but are few in numbers, very pale and require dyeing . Value I5s. to I SOs .

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