beam (off v phr

beam v Once at the tanner, the [seal] skins were cleaned again of residual flesh, and then placed in lime pits to loose the roots of the hairs. After perhaps a month of increasingly stronger solutions and frequent turnings, the skins were ready for the hair to be 'beamed' off. PRINTED ITEM...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1987
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11246
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Summary:beam v Once at the tanner, the [seal] skins were cleaned again of residual flesh, and then placed in lime pits to loose the roots of the hairs. After perhaps a month of increasingly stronger solutions and frequent turnings, the skins were ready for the hair to be 'beamed' off. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [Consider for DNE Sup] G. M. Story DEC. 14 1987 WK Not used Not used Withdrawn Card is marked DNE Sup but contents do not appear