What kind of fur coat is this?

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Sara G

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Hoping to get some help identifying what kind of fur coat this is! I am wondering if anyone can tell about how old this coat is and how to care for it? Maybe an idea of what it is worth? Thanks to everyone in advance for any thoughts.
 
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I am not a fur expert so hopefully one of them can chime in but there is quite a bit of info on your label’s history online. C. C. Winans was a furrier and women’s wear store in Columbus Ohio. The company was started by Edwin Vance in the late 1890s. In 1908, he partnered with Carey C. Winans to form The Vance-Winans Co.

The American Cloak and Suit Review announced in 1914 that Winans had taken over the business of the company and that, “The Vance-Winans Co. is the largest store in Central Ohio dealing in women’s ready-to-wear garments exclusively, and has progressed to this point under the management of Mr. Winans...and in future will be known as The C.C. Winans Co.”

While the Ohio corporate division shows no information post 1935, I see evidence that the company existed until at least 1955. I think your coat is from the late 40s/ early 50s.

Page 14 of this document (16 of the actual pdf) has quite a bit

https://sites.ehe.osu.edu/costume/files/2013/12/ColumbusFashionStorycatalog_low.pdf

As does this genealogy about Winan

https://en.geneanet.org/archives/ou...me=AGNEW&with_variantes=0&tk=6b1a4341956c1860
 
Thanks for going on that deep dive Victoria! So so helpful I didn’t even think of looking for a website “.
 
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