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On 31 Oct 2003 at 13:41, I wrote:

> My principal is looking for the term for a kind of fur stole,
> probably of mink or fox, which was popular in the
> mid-20th century. In this stole, the animal's tail and
> head were left on the item *and the mouth was used
> as a clip*. She thinks the term begins with or sounds
> like "mark"-something.

In case anyone is curious, it turns out that the term I was
looking for is "stone martin", after the animal the stoles
were made from. Thanks everyone!

Kathryn
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Kathryn Frech, Librarian
Seton Catholic Central H.S.,
Binghamton, NY  USA
kfrech@syrdiocese.org
http://www.tier.net/~scclibrary/

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