A treatise on hat-making and felting
by hatter John Thomson
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About this eBook
- Author
- Thomson, John, hatter
- Title
- A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting Including a Full Exposition of the Singular Properties of Fur, Wool, and Hair
- Credits
- Produced by deaurider, Petra A and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TS: Technology: Manufactures
- Subject
- Hats
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 47090
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47090
- Release Date
- October 10, 2014
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.A TREATISE ON HAT-MAKING AND FELTING, INCLUDING A FULL EXPOSITION OF THE SINGULAR PROPERTIES OF FUR, WOOL, AND HAIR.
- 2.CONTENTS.
- 3.TREATISE ON HAT-MAKING AND FELTING. — Descriptions of Furs, Wools, Hair, &c. — The Fulling Mill. — History of Hats and Hatting. — The Fashions. — Preparation of Materials. — Stiffening and Water-Proofing Materials. — The Blowing Machine. — The Manufacture of Hats. — Shaving. — Stiffening Process. — Ruffing or Napping. — Blocking. — Dyeing. — Pumicing or Pouncing. — Finishing. [D] — Silk Hatting. — Forming Machines. — Shoes and Gaiters of Felt. — Printers' Sheets. — Cloth Hats. — Conclusion.
- 4.FOOTNOTES.
- 5.INDEX.
- 6.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES.
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