Restoring Silk Hats
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A short 1869 magazine article describing how men's silk hats are made and how they are renovated by hatters. It covers the hat body, silk plush cover and trimmings, the dyeing and cleaning of old plush with logwood extract, and the reshaping with shellac and hot irons. It also warns that many hats sold as new are actually renovated ones, and advises buyers to be wary of low prices.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1869
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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