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What is a Point Blanket Coat?

Posted on June 7, 2018

The practice of converting Hudson’s Bay Company blankets into coats began years before the company began mass-manufacturing point blanket coats in the twentieth century. During the fur trade, Native Americans hunters traded beaver pelts for …

Posted in Economics, Indigenous Peoples, MilitaryTagged 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Animals, Fur Trade, Langlade County, Post WWII, Recreation, Tourism

Squirrel Tails Wanted? The Improved Mepps Lure

Posted on May 24, 2018

Driving through Antigo, visitors are often puzzled by a sign proclaiming “Squirrel Tails Wanted”. It identifies Sheldons’ Inc., manufacturer of Mepps lures. Squirrel tail hair has unique properties ideal for lures. [1] Its addition to the …

Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Science & TechnologyTagged 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Animals, Fur Trade, Langlade County, Post WWII, Recreation, Tourism

Old Abe’s Visual Legacy

Posted on May 24, 2018

Old Abe began his career as a real, live eagle, serving as a mascot during the Civil War. In the decades that followed, the Grand Army of the Republic brought the bird on tours around the country. In the many …

Posted in Economics, MilitaryTagged Animals, Civil War, Manufacturing

The Fromm Fur Farm

Posted on January 1, 2017

The land that became the Fromm Fur Farm was first settled by Joachim Nieman, a forester who came to Wisconsin as part of the mass immigration from Germany after 1848. He gave his daughter Alwina …

Posted in Agriculture & Environment, EconomicsTagged 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Animals, Fashion, Marathon County

The Fromm Brand and the Hamburg Fur Auction

Posted on January 1, 2017

Probably the biggest reason for the success of the Fromm Brothers’ fur farm was the particular color of fur that they bred. As fashions shifted to favor the trademark Fromm “bright with silver” color, the Fromms were in a …

Posted in Economics, Home LifeTagged 1930s, Animals, Fashion, Marathon County

Fashion and Fur

Posted on January 1, 2017

The End of the Old Fur Trade The development of fur farms at the close of the 19th century was perhaps the most revolutionary change in North America’s fur industry, and fashion played a significant role …

Posted in Agriculture & Environment, Economics, Home LifeTagged 1600s, 1850s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Animals, Fashion, Fur Trade, Marathon County

Canine Distemper and the Fromm Vaccine

Posted on January 1, 2017

One of the most formidable problems that fur farmers faced in in the early twentieth century were the epidemic diseases that would strike their herds each year. Many fur farmers had come to see losses …

Posted in Agriculture & Environment, EconomicsTagged 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Animals, Fashion, Marathon County, Milwaukee

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