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2 stories matching furrier

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  1. The Seal-Skin Obsession: Why Seattle Ladies Wear More Fur Than Any Other City

    A local furrier reveals that the city's obsession with expensive sealskin sacks is driven by climate, fashion, and a secret supply chain from London.

    Feb 1, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Ghostly Burglar of the Columbia House

    Boarders at a downtown Seattle hotel were baffled by a mysterious thief who appeared to move through locked doors while they slept—only to have the landlady turn the blame back on them.

    Aug 15, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThird Avenue, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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