It is believed that beaver fur is cheaper than mink. Therefore, unscrupulous sellers often try to pass it off as mink fur and, accordingly, sell it at a higher price. In order not to get into a mess and not buy the wrong fur coat, you need to know how to distinguish mink fur from beaver fur.
Definition
Mink fur attracts attention with its smoothness. He is shiny and short. It has a thick undercoat and a coarse awn of equal length. The mink fur has a uniform dark brownish brown color. The animal feels great on land and in water. For this reason, mink fur has excellent water-repellent properties. It is durable, practical and elegant. Mink is bred in Russia, North America, Scandinavian countries. The quality of the fur differs from that. The most valuable is North American velvet.
Beaver fur is soft and fluffy. Thanks to the downy undercoat, it is very warm. Beaver fur is superior to mink in the quality of socks. A fur coat made of this animal is not afraid of moisture, it becomes fluffier under wet snow. The plucked beaver fur is the most valuable. Usually a fur coat is sewn from solid square plates. The ridge is clearly visible on them. The pile is uniform and dense.
Difference
First of all, pay attention to the geometry and size of the skins. In a beaver, they are larger, have the shape of a square. The mink skin resembles an elongated rectangle. Even if the item is already sewn, it will not be difficult to determine the shape of the skins.
The thickness of the flesh will tell about the origin of the fur. For a mink, this parameter is 1 - 1.5 mm, for a beaver - 1.5 - 2.5 mm. The latter has a longer pile - up to 15 mm, mink - up to 10 mm.
Natural or slightly tinted beaver fur is characterized by a wide dark ridge, the belly and sides are usually lighter. It is impossible to get rid of this contrast even after discoloration of the fur. Unlike beaver fur, the color of the mink is very uniform.
A shorn beaver gives out a thorny skin. If its thickness, even after processing, is 1 mm or more, you can be sure that this is a beaver fur, not a mink fur. Most often, beaver fur is sheared, which is much cheaper than plucking. Since the mink skin is initially expensive, it is processed using a more expensive technology - plucking. Are the "hemp" of guard hairs left in the fluff? Here is a beaver fur.
With very good processing, beaver fur is difficult to distinguish from mink. And at the price of such skins will come out more expensive and equal to mink. Do not forget to ask the seller for documents for the goods, including the certificate of conformity. Perhaps these documents will help you find out if you have a real mink or a sheared beaver.
Conclusions TheDifference.ru
- The size of beaver skins is larger. The mink skin has an elongated rectangular shape, the beaver - square;
- The flesh in the beaver fur is thicker and prickly, and the villi are longer. The mink fur is soft and smooth;
- The fur of the beaver has a wide dark ridge, the fur of the mink has a uniform color;
- The beaver fur is processed using the shearing technology ("hemp" remains), the mink - by plucking.
