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| 7441 PELT DRESSERS, TANNERS AND FELLMONGERS
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Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers prepare fur- and
wool-bearing pelts for making garments and other products, and
make leather from hides and skins.
Tasks include -
(a) sorting and grading pelts, hides and skins;
(b) removing flesh and fat from pelts before curing;
(c) removing flesh and hair from hides;
(d) removing long, coarse hair from pelts and trimming
underlying hair to even length;
(e) operating machine to split hides edgeways;
(f) treating hides to convert them into leather;
(g) applying dyes to fur pelts;
(h) dressing and applying dyes and stains to leather;
(i) stretching and smoothing dressed pelts;
(j) performing related tasks;
(k) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Fellmonger
- Grader, pelt
- Tanner
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Machine-operator, tanning - 8265
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