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Encyclopedia Britannica



NUTRIA

This article appears in Volume V11, Page 351 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: NUM-ORC
NUTRIA .SiZe 20X12 in. Is a rodent known in natural
history
  as the coypu, about half the size of a beaver, and when unhaired has not more than half, generally less, the
depth
  of fur, which is also not so close. Formerly the fur was only used for hatters'
felt
 , but with the rise in prices of furs these skins have been more carefully removed andwith improved dressing, unhairing and silvering processesthe best provides a very effective and suitable fur for ladies' coats, capes, stoles, muffs, hats and gloves, while the
lower
  qualities make very useful,
light
 -weighted and inexpensive linings for men's or
women
 's
driving
  coats. It is also dyed sealskin colour, but its woolly nature renders it less effective than the more silky musquash. They are obtained from the northern
part
  of
South
  America. Value Is. 6d. to 6s. 6d.


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