Brim Stretcher
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A short dictionary entry describing the brim stretcher, a machine that stretches the brims of felt hats out from the edge of the rough cone-shaped hat body. It explains the treadle-operated spindle, the spreading ribs worked by a hand lever, the crank-driven vibrating ribs and the working sequence. It also notes that such machines had largely replaced the old hand method of blocking soft wool and fur hats.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1884
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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