Hans & Arthur in Buffalo fur coats. RPPC. Private Collection.
Buffalo or bear fur coats must have been heavy but did their job protecting the wearers against the deep freeze of Northern winters.
Sitters: Hans Tweet and Arthur Rusminssen
RPPC: ACME POSTCARD -divided back.
Bowlers And High Collars 
July 11th, 2015 at 10:53 am
Good grief, Arthur looks like a bear in that coat, must have been lovely and warm in winter although if it was anything like my Afghan coat, my pride and joy it really did pong when it was damp, well in truth it smelt most of the time lol
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July 11th, 2015 at 12:35 pm
Haha! I don’t own fur coats but I can only imagine. I suppose they’re fine in the snow, not the rain lol.
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July 11th, 2015 at 12:45 pm
Neither do I now, however you can’t beat a good leather jacket and DM’s which isn’t very good for a veggie lol
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July 11th, 2015 at 1:16 pm
What’s a DM? We’re lucky now with our synthetic hi-tech fabrics. But even so. I spent a January day in New York without a proper coat and I suffered greatly. I couldn’t stay more than 15 minutes outside. It was terrible. Lol. The Northern states are harsh, lined leather coats won’t do.
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July 11th, 2015 at 1:23 pm
Doc Martin boots, at least the UK hasn’t got that bad, yet :-/
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July 11th, 2015 at 1:34 pm
No, the UK has cold, wet winters but *nothing* like the upper States across the pond. Never felt so freakin’ cold. LOL
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July 11th, 2015 at 1:53 pm
At least that’s something you haven’t exported here yet 😈
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July 11th, 2015 at 1:54 pm
Lol you never know. You’ve had your hottest day ever recorded recently…
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July 11th, 2015 at 1:55 pm
Yep, too hot
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July 11th, 2015 at 1:54 pm
We have family friends who like in Canada, much, much too cold ❄️❄️❄️❄️ ⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️
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July 11th, 2015 at 1:57 pm
I love Canada but that’s exactly why I will never move there or anywhere near there. lol
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