Mink shawl by Pollack Furs

[NaomiKim]

My husband and I purchased this from an antique store in Leola, Pa. It's embroidered with the initials, OSR. I was wondering if there is a way to find out who that was?

 

[furwise]

Hi there, the embroidered letters likely stood for the initials of the original wearer or a prior wearer's first name, middle name, and last name. Furriers often offer complimentary monograms to buyers when they buy fur garments from them, so who it may have belonged to could have been anyone with those initials or who chose to have those initials embroidered.