Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration
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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit, by Albert B. Farnham
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Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit
A Guide for those who wish to prepare and mount animals, birds, fish, reptiles, etc., for home, den, or office decoration
Published by A. R. HARDING, Publisher Columbus, Ohio
Published by A. R. HARDING, Publisher Columbus, Ohio
CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
INTRODUCTION
Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit
CHAPTER I.
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
CHAPTER II.
OUTFIT—TOOLS AND MATERIALS.
OUTFIT—TOOLS AND MATERIALS.
CHAPTER III.
PRESERVATIVE PREPARATIONS, FORMULAS, ETC.
PRESERVATIVE PREPARATIONS, FORMULAS, ETC.
CHAPTER IV.
PANELS, SHIELDS AND NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL MOUNTS.
PANELS, SHIELDS AND NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL MOUNTS.
CHAPTER V.
FIELD WORK, COLLECTING.
FIELD WORK, COLLECTING.
CHAPTER VI.
SKINNING AND PRESERVING SKINS.
SKINNING AND PRESERVING SKINS.
CHAPTER VII.
MAKING SCIENTIFIC SKINS.
MAKING SCIENTIFIC SKINS.
CHAPTER VIII.
PREPARING DRY AND WET SKINS FOR MOUNTING.
PREPARING DRY AND WET SKINS FOR MOUNTING.
CHAPTER IX.
MOUNTING SMALL AND MEDIUM BIRDS.
MOUNTING SMALL AND MEDIUM BIRDS.
CHAPTER X.
MOUNTING LARGE BIRDS.
MOUNTING LARGE BIRDS.
CHAPTER XI.
TANNING, CLEANING AND POISONING SKINS.
TANNING, CLEANING AND POISONING SKINS.
CHAPTER XII.
MAKING ANIMAL FUR RUGS.
MAKING ANIMAL FUR RUGS.
CHAPTER XIII.
FUR ROBES AND HOW TO MAKE THEM.
FUR ROBES AND HOW TO MAKE THEM.
CHAPTER XIV.
MOUNTING ENTIRE SMALL FUR ANIMALS.
MOUNTING ENTIRE SMALL FUR ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XV.
MOUNTING LARGE ANIMALS ENTIRE.
MOUNTING LARGE ANIMALS ENTIRE.
CHAPTER XVI.
MOUNTING HEADS OF SMALL ANIMALS, BIRDS AND FISH.
MOUNTING HEADS OF SMALL ANIMALS, BIRDS AND FISH.
CHAPTER XVII.
MOUNTING HEADS OF LARGE GAME.
MOUNTING HEADS OF LARGE GAME.
CHAPTER XVIII.
MOUNTING HORNS AND ANTLERS.
MOUNTING HORNS AND ANTLERS.
CHAPTER XIX.
MOUNTING FEET AND HOOFS.
MOUNTING FEET AND HOOFS.
CHAPTER XX.
MOUNTING FISH.
MOUNTING FISH.
CHAPTER XXI.
MOUNTING FISH—BAUMGARTEL METHOD.
MOUNTING FISH—BAUMGARTEL METHOD.
CHAPTER XXII.
MOUNTING REPTILES, FROGS AND TOADS.
MOUNTING REPTILES, FROGS AND TOADS.
CHAPTER XXIII.
SKULLS AND SKELETONS.
SKULLS AND SKELETONS.
CHAPTER XXIV.
SPORTSMEN'S TROPHIES.
SPORTSMEN'S TROPHIES.
CHAPTER XXV.
ODDS AND ENDS, TAXIDERMIC NOVELTIES.
ODDS AND ENDS, TAXIDERMIC NOVELTIES.
CHAPTER XXVI.
GROUPS AND GROUPING.
GROUPS AND GROUPING.
CHAPTER XXVII.
ANIMAL ANATOMY.
ANIMAL ANATOMY.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CASTING AND MODELLING.
CASTING AND MODELLING.
CHAPTER XXIX.
MARKET TROPHY HUNTING.
MARKET TROPHY HUNTING.
CHAPTER XXX.
COLLECTING AND MOUNTING FOR SALE.
COLLECTING AND MOUNTING FOR SALE.
CHAPTER XXXI.
PRICES FOR WORK.
PRICES FOR MOUNTING SPECIMENS.
PRICES FOR WORK.
PRICES FOR MOUNTING SPECIMENS.
FUR-FISH-GAME
FUR-FISH-GAME
Home Manufacture of Furs and Skins
Home Manufacture of Furs and Skins
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