American Fur Company

The American Fur company was founded in 1808 by an ambitious German immigrant named John Jacob Astor. At the age of twenty on his journey to America he was introduced to the fur trade, which he soon after shrewdly managed to dominate. Like many businessmen Astor was self-made and extremely driven. As a result, by 1787 he was a completely self employed fur trader. He traded trinkets with Indians for highly coveted animal skins such as beaver, martin, ermine, mink, otter, deer and others that could be fashioned into clothing. As time progressed he became wealthy which afforded him some political power and influence. The American Fur company destroyed its competition through mergers such as with Bernard Pratte and Co. in 1826 and buying out competitors…

cavemen survival tactics in prehistoric times to designer wear in modern day life, fur is a practical material that slowly became a symbol of wealth and style. From the fur trade industry to technological advances, the fur industry helped develop every country both economically and historically. Throughout the passing centuries, fur became a practical fabric and later a fashionable trend. From the beginning of time, fur was used as a practical element in wardrobe, it was used for survival by…

The fur industry has been part of American society even before there was a United States of America. The fur trade likely started when Hudson’s Bay Company was incorporated in 1670 (Dyhouse) and has continued to this day. While fur fashion trends have changed over the years, ranging from felted beaver hats in the mid-19th century, to hats trimmed with whole birds and stuffed kitten heads in the early 20th century, to today’s mink coats, one thing has remained the same; that every piece of fur…

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shave a Siberian Huskie’s coat. Though I concede that this breed tends to overheat in the hot seasons, I still maintain that you should never shave their coats. For example, I live in Washington state where during the summer my dog splashes around in a kiddie pool so he doesn’t overheat. Although some might object that keeping the long fur will overheat your dog or it looks better on your dog. I reply that those people are wrong. The issue is important because a lot of people don’t have…

According to Bornfreeusa.org “ More than 500 million animals are violently killed for use in fashion every year.” (Born Free USA, 2015). The use of fur in the fashion industry has been a concept for over thousands of years and the unique material has always sparked consumers interest. However, now more then ever this topic of stripping animals fur pelts for luxurious goods has been a hug controversial debate in society. The world population has a vase amount of people for the use of fur and…

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