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PERUVIAN CHINCHILLA
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CHINCHILLA, PERUVIAN and BOLIVIAN.—Size 12X7 in., fur I to i, in. deep. Delicate blue-grey with black shadings, one of nature's most beautiful productions, though not a durable one. Used for ladies' coats, stoles, muffs, hats and trimmings. Yearly becoming scarcer and most costly. Value 8s. 6d. to 56s. 8d.