Taxidermy - Comprising the Skinning, Stuffing and Mounting of Birds, Mammals and Fish

Paul Hasluck, Various

• Editorial: Obscure Press
• Año: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781528762359
• Categoría: Biological Sciences
• Categoría: Natural History

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.

INDEX.

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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