Photos of hatters tools

[DOGMAN]

I think my electric hat stretcher is my favorite.But my home made brim trimmers I use the most.

 

[DOGMAN]

I found this flange last weekend.7 3/8-2 .

 

[DOGMAN]

Not really a tool,but a hatter needs somewhere to put his hat and coat.

 

[RJR]

I like the hat/coat combo rack.

 

[humanshoes]

Nice clean design on the hat/coatrack combo there DOGMAN and you gotta love those rounding jacks. I'm curious to know if you've used the heat on your hat stretcher. I have one, but haven't fired it up yet. I know they used them so the hat could be stretched, dried, and wear ready while the customer waited, but I'm just wondering about the practical application in the hatmaker's shop and, of course, the level of risk of scorching the sweatband.

 

[bloc]

The hat and coat rack is lovely, Dogman.

I use the heat on my electric hat stretcher occasionally but it is fierce and needs to be watched. I've never scorched a sweatband. It's useful for heating up the hat before conforming it. I have a feeling though that it expands when it gets hot, which would make sense wouldn't it. Which means that the dimensions are different than the scale and you can end up over-stretching the hat.

 

[bloc]

My favourite piece of equipment at the moment is my branding iron with my logo on it. It's taken a bit of trial and error but I'm getting there now I think.

 

[DOGMAN]

Nice clean design on the hat/coatrack combo there DOGMAN and you gotta love those rounding jacks. I'm curious to know if you've used the heat on your hat stretcher. I have one, but haven't fired it up yet. I know they used them so the hat could be stretched, dried, and wear ready while the customer waited, but I'm just wondering about the practical application in the hatmaker's shop and, of course, the level of risk of scorching the sweatband.

Thank you,RJR,humanshoes,bloc.The hat coat hangers were fun to make.Humanshoes,yes I have used the heat.I found a hat that was 22",I'm 23".So I heated the stretcher up till it was hot but not hot enough to burn my skin.Then when it was hot I put the hat on it and stretched it to 23".Then I took the sweatband and did the same thing and stretched it.

 

[humanshoes]

Thanks for the input Dogman.

 

[1mach1]

My favourite piece of equipment at the moment is my branding iron with my logo on it. It's taken a bit of trial and error but I'm getting there now I think.

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Very nice, bloc. :thumb:

 

[humanshoes]

Very classy looking logo bloc!

 

[RJR]

+1 on the logo.

 

[humanshoes]

Finally got around to setting up my dedicated hat brim binding station. Found the Singer 401A at the Habitat store and made the table from a $5 pine round from Home Depot. Added a maple brim guide and I'm in business. Got tired of changing out my old Singer 66-16 every time I needed to do a binding.

 

[RJR]

Neat set-up.

 

[Omri]

I may be corrected, but to the best of my knowledge, the newer stuff is not what you are looking for; it's either acetate or polyester or occasionally rayon.

You want Petersham in rayon/cotton blend.

I have Petersham in solids I would be happy to sell you. I've sent some vintage ribbon to gentlemen here on the Lounge. A couple people on this thread can vouch for me and I've swapped ribbon with Art (Hi Art! :cool2

You can PM me if interested; please provide colors, width and length needed. I do not have any striped Petersham I am selling at this time.

Hey vintage Betty! I was wondering if you still had any vintage ribbons? I'm a milliner always on the hunt for ribbons.

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

That 401A is a workhorse. Quite a few of the guys on one of my hammock camping forums swear by that particular thread injector as a quality unit when it comes to making camping gear at home. Much better than the old New Home model I use which I swear *at* quite often.

 

[humanshoes]

That 401A is a workhorse. Quite a few of the guys on one of my hammock camping forums swear by that particular thread injector as a quality unit when it comes to making camping gear at home. Much better than the old New Home model I use which I swear *at* quite often.

I seem to be saying "They don't make 'em like they used to" more and more often these days, but in the case of the 401A it's spot on. This one stills runs like the day it came out of the factory and is built like a tank.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Things now are not built to last for ever but to last a couple of years because it will become obsolete. Technology is moving too fast.

 

[Omri]

This is from a while ago but thought I would post it here.

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This hat maker was out of East Germany (Ernst Gierisch, Zwickau) .

I contacted the DE eBay seller and this is what he had to say. I will have to check back with him on the current situation.

Google translation.

"hello,

It is an ancient hatters and furriers (furrier) workshop, it was founded in 1887, all I have pictures on the ground was found in different chambers, there were produced until about 1960 hats and furs. I try this nice workshop closed for several weeks and sell it together but unfortunately this is not easy. It would be a shame to sell everything individually and tear apart. I'm still waiting for something then I have to go in the retail sale. 2 books in the small manufacturing concerns and care of fur.
salute to America,
regards uwe"

Any word on what happened to all these great items. I'd certainly be interested in buying them and shipping them from Germany,

 

[Omri]

These are stills are from a film that was made in 1943 by Janyška hat company (located near Novy Jicin) that shows the old felt and hat making methods. I am checking to see if the film is now available. I know the Museo dell'Arte del Cappello di Ghiffa (located in the old Panniza factory) also has a copy of the film.

I've been to nova juicing in Slovenia. One of the biggest felt makers has a fully functioning factory with at least 100 employees!