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MA: I'm interested in the, you mentioned the taxidermy work that you did. That sounds interesting.

LS: It is.

MA: What did you do there?

LS: Well, I, I finished fur coats, by that, the bosses would make the fur coats, and then I would make the, and they also made the lining for it, but I would have to sew in the lining of that. And then the same way with the leather coats and jackets. Then the, the big boss would make, stuff the heads, animal heads like antelope and bear. In fact, trouts and all kinds of fishes. It was really interesting.

MA: Who was the owner of this business?

LS: His name was Ammons, a German. They were real nice, they were really nice.

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