My father spent the whole of his working life (from 14 years of age until 65 yrs) working as a fur nailer. Fortunately, he retired back in 1966 before the attitude regarding fur coats came into being.
TBH we all hated fur coats - for some years my Mum did outwork as a finisher and liner for these. Hard,heavy work - like all outwork, badly paid. As a small child I used to be stood on the table having these extremely heavy coats put on me to ensure lining was hanging straight.
I did have a lovely small fur stole my dad made for me when I was a teenager - that eventually ended up in the dressing up box for my g.children and then finally onto a charity shop/.
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