Mr. Henry Hall lived in Cornwall, a pretty town on the Hudson River in southern New York State – about 50 miles north of New York City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall,_New_York
It seems that Henry had been hunting, or had otherwise obtained a deer hide.
Consequently, Henry shipped the hide to the Crosby Frisian Fur Company in Rochester, NY.
NOTE:
Frisia is a region along the Wadden Sea in what is now northern Germany and the Netherlands.
I cannot identify a specific fur-making process termed, “Frisian”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisia
George Nelson Crosby was the proprietor of the Crosby Frisian Fur Company, and his firm was known throughout the country for the quality of its work.
I have attached a link to some advertising pictures related of this company -and additional information of the history of coat-making.
https://mcnygenealogy.com/pictures/1300/pic-1362.htm
In November of 1918, Henry received this postcard acknowledging the receipt of his deer hide.
The firm promises to provide the best treatment of his hide.
The face of the postcard is a photograph of plant and offices of the Crosby Frisian Fur Company.
The image was marred by several colored blotches that seem to be original to the printing.
I made digital repairs of the face.
On the reverse, the company blurb identifies a full range of services, including fur robes, fur rugs, and a wide variety of taxidermy mounts.
I wonder if the reference to “men’s fur goods” included beaver coats or raccoon coats which enjoyed enormous popularity in the 1920’s.
In an earlier age, the use of animal pelts for clothing was seen as needful and neutral; a century later, the advent of fur farms and many cruel practices of animal control has led to a great decline in the wearing of fur.
One hopes that Mr. Hall was pleased with the tanned hide he recovered from the Crosby company.
