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Taxidermy
Comprising the Skinning, Stuffing and Mounting of Birds, Mammals and Fish
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- English
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eBook - ePub
Taxidermy
Comprising the Skinning, Stuffing and Mounting of Birds, Mammals and Fish
About this book
Originally published early 1900s. This well illustrated handbook contains a comprehensive digest of the knowledge of Taxidermy. Contents include: Skinning Birds – Stuffing and Mounting Birds – Skinning and Stuffing Mammals – Animals Horned Heads – Polishing and Mounting Horns – Skinning, Stuffing and Casting Fish – Preserving, Cleaning and Dying Skins – Preserving Insects and Birds' Eggs – Cases for Specimens etc. Many of the earliest books on taxidermy, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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eBook ISBN
9781528762359Subtopic
Natural HistoryINDEX.
American Skin-preserving Method, 113
Animals (see separate headings)
Antlers (see also Horns)
——, Cleaning, 84, 85, 86
——, Mounting, as Hat-pegs, 84
——, Polishing, 84, 85, 86
Arsenical Soap, 16
Artificial Earth, etc., 154, 155
—— Eyes, 36, 37, 66, 101
Awls, Using, 14
Badger Skin, Cleaning, 115
Bamboo Uprights, Cases with, 150
Becœur’s Preservative, 16
Beetles, Setting, 137
Bellhanger’s Pliers, 12
Bird, Arranging Feathers of, 31, 32
——, Attitudes of, 36, 38, 39
—— Bodies of Cork and Peat, 34
—— ——, “Soft,” 32
—— ——, Tow, 25
—— ——, Wire for, 36
—— Cases, 149–153
——, Cleaning, 39, 40
—— Eggs (see Eggs)
—— in Flight, 38, 39
——, Fixing, to Stand, 30
——, Inserting Artificial Eyes in, 29
——, Protecting, from Insects, 40, 41, 156
——, Placing, in Case, 153
——, Preservatives for, 16, 17
——, Removing Blood from, 39
——, Restoring Bright Colours of, 35
—— Screens, 42–47
—— Skinning, 18–23
—— Skins, Relaying, 24
—— ——, Removing Fat from, 21
—— ——, Sewing, 28
—— Stuffing, 25–39
—— Wattles, 30
—— Webs Shrivelling, 39
——, White-fronted, Skinning, 22
—— Wiring, 25–28, 33, 34
Black Dye for Skins, 118, 119, 129
Blackbirds, Eyes for, 36
Bleaching Bones and Horns, 91–93
—— Sheepskin, 126, 127
—— Teeth, 65
Blood, Removing, from Birds, 39
Blowing Eggs, 138
Blowpipe for Eggs, 138
Blue Dye for Sheepskin, 129
Bodkin, 14
Bolting Leg Wires, 27
Bone, Removing, from Horns, 90
Bones, Bleaching, 92, 93
——, Cleaning, 92, 93
——, Fish, Preserving, 105, 106
——, ——, Varnishing, 106
——, Softening, 93
Book Boxes for Insects, 139
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Taxidermy
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- I.—Skinning Birds
- II.—Stuffing and Mounting Birds
- III.—Skinning and Stuffing Mammals
- IV.—Animals’ Horned Heads: Polishing and Mounting Horns
- V.—Skinning, Stuffing, and Casting Fish
- VI.—Preserving, Cleaning, and Dyeing Skins
- VII.—Preserving Insects and Birds’ Eggs
- VIII.—Cases for Stuffed Specimens
- Index