Processes Through Which It Passed in the Making 



Two stages in the molding of a 

 kat are shown below. In the 

 man's left hand is a hat which 

 has just come from the pressing 

 mold. The hat in his right hand 

 is the "before pressing" model 



Forming the hat in 

 a steam-heated 

 press. A steel die 

 in the lower part of 

 the mold gives the 

 finished hat its size 

 and desired shape 



Above: Cutting the 

 brim of the hat to a 

 uniform width. As 

 the work is done by- 

 machine there is no 

 chance for error 



The hats are dipped 

 in shellac, then 

 passed upward 

 through rollers 

 which wring out 

 the surplus liquid 



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