Abraham Fur Co. St. Louis Watch Fob

WATCH FOB, a metal fob that has "Abraham Fur Co. St. Louis U.S.A." and a fox on one side and "Abraham Fur Company 211-213-215 N. Main St. St. Louis U.S.A." on the other side. The watch fob measures 1 1/2 inches across. By the 1630's furs were regularly leaving New France for Europe. These furs were mainly supplied by Indian traders, especially the Huron and Ottawa tribes. In Wisconsin the Winnebago tribes blocked the fur trade routes. They were attacked and defeated by the Ottawa and Huron. New tribes such as the Sauk, Fox, Potawatomi, and Ojibwe began moving into the area that is now Wisconsin.