Hats
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An 18th-century encyclopedia entry on hats. It describes the making of felt hats from beaver fur and other animal hair: bowing, felting, fulling, blocking, singeing, dyeing, stiffening and finishing. It briefly notes the hat trade in England and the plaiting of women's hats from chip, straw or cane, and the weaving of hats from horse-hair and silk.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1771
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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