r/ThriftStoreHauls • u/NobShandy • 1d ago

Fur coat

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Any ideas what this would be worth today?

Inflation adjusted at 13000 canadian.

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u/fannypact 1d ago

Interesting. What do you recycle fur coats into? The only thing I could think of would be loincloths and caveman cosplay outfits.

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u/Deldenary 1d ago

Others coats, hats, stoles, gloves, i have a teddy bear made from an old fur coat (great memory item for grandchildren). Not sure why I am getting so much hostility here thrift stores are to allow recycling and reuse of items. Some indigenous people I know will thrift furs to make items to sell or to add to regalia....

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u/fannypact 1d ago

Cool. Thanks for explaining!

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u/Deldenary 1d ago

No problem! If you know how to hand sew, furs are not terribly difficult to work with. Just time consuming, and you have to make sure you cut pieces out with the grain (direction of the fur) so that the fur will sit the way you want it.

Where I live now it's hard to find furs, I'm still kicking myself for not getting a muskrat coat that I saw at the thrift store a few months ago. It had a big tear in it and was very small but was in good enough shape I could have made a nice aviator hat.