All You Prospective Hair Sealers;
Here’s Instructions On Handling
Following are instructions or
the 'handling of hair seal skins or
intended shipment and sale to the
Pacific Seal Co., Ltd., from which
further information can be ob
tained by writing to Zane Ney or
Jack Grigsby, Box 4-1256, Anchor
age.
The prices range from $4 to $15
per skin, subject to size, silkiness,
coloration and—most important—
the handling.
We hope to improve these prices
in due course, as soon as we are
able to cut down the rather ex
pensive shipping costs to Europe
by steadily increasing our shipping
quantities.
A perfect skin would be 4 to 5
feet long, evenly spotted and of
black hair right down to the sides.
Such skin will bring $15.00. The
next lower quality would be a skin
with black back and grey, silver
colored sides. Depending on how
far the black extends towards the
sides, the price range for this skin
would be from $9 to $15.
A skin must not be damaged or
scarred below the flipper holes.
One hole below the flipperline re
duces the value by 25 per cen;
two or three holes by 50 per cent;
more than that—by 75 per cent.
The lowest quality is the light
brown skin with darker brown
spots. A small skin of such quality
would be worth $4 to $5 and up
to $10 for very large ones.
TREATMENT: (Latest instruc
tions based on new experiences.)
1. Soon after killing, the animal
should be skinned and all blood on
the skin removed by washing in
clear water. Keep skin as large as
possible (from the eye to the tail
fins). Blubber can then be scraped
off with a broad instrument like a
putty knife, or peeled with a suit
able instrument like you would
peel a log. Leave 3/8’’ of blubber
on the skin rather than cutting
into it.
2. Wash and rinse the skin very
well in neutral detergent (such as
ivory liquid or lux) or soap flakes
to remove dirt, oil and fat from
the hair. This is most important!
At no time should the skin come
in touch with metal or rust. Rust
spots can never be removed from
skin.
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i 3. Now put the skins in brine (35
pounds of fine rock salt to 10 gal
lons of water). Agitate skins sev
eral times during first 48 hours
to remove trapped air.
But: Use only wooden or plastic
containers.
Keep in brine well under water
until ready to ship,
OR
Where ever it is impossible to
carry a brine vat, sufficient fine
ROCK SALT shall be rubbed or
to the drip dry flesh side. Then the
skin shall be laid down, flesh side
up, and the sides shall be folded
inward so they meet in the center.
Now make a roll, like you would
voll up a blanket, hair outside.
Remember: Always flesh on
flesh and hair on hair.
The finished roll shall be put
into a plastic bag and kept in a
cool place to prevent oxidation,
OR
In areas where brine salt or con
tainers are not available, skins can
be air-dried (like beaver skins)
but all blubber must be scraped
off. Then skins are washed and
rinsed in detergent..However-, they
should be stretched more in length
than in width.
SHIPPING
When you are ready to ship your
Arlene Rousculp,
Charles Simpler
Plan Fall Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Rousculp an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Arlene Ann to Charles
Thomas Simpler, Jr., son of Mr.
first quantity, please phone or
write for shipping instructions.
Please Note: Seals shed their
hair once a year. Skins with hair
slips are worthless. Unborn or ju»t
born pups (white coats) have a
certain value also if white coat is
also hair-fast.
and Mrs. Charles Thomas Simpler,
Sr., of Cordova, Alaska. Mr. Rous
culp is with the Federal Aviation
Agency at Woody Island.
The bride-to-be is a 1962 gradu
ate of Kodiak High School and is
at present attending the Univer
sity of Alaska. The bridegroom
elect is also attending the Univer
sity where he is a Junior. The cou
ple intend to continue their studies
at the University after a September
wedding.
NOTE OF THANKS
Leonard Chute and family wish
to thank Dorothy Albrecht, Rev.
Fred Mamaloff, Roland Vickery
and Elmer Dean for their assist
ance during his recent illness.
Do you think Charlie can win a ribbon?
That’s what Joan Anderson, 4-H girl, is striving for:
a blue ribbon for Charlie at the County Fair.
Working for excellence is one of many fine principles
which the 4-H Club and Future Farmers of America
inspire in their youthful members.
Honoring their purposes, our Company annually
provides 74 first-year college scholarships for 4-H and
FFA to award to deserving members in the West,
Alaska and Hawaii.
Joan Anderson plans to apply for one of these.
This is part of the nearly $1% million we contribute
annually for scholarships, fellowships, grants, services
and materials for schools. We deem
it a privilege to give this support.
Planning ahead to serve you better |
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