A treatise on hat-making and felting, including a full exposition of the singular properties of fur, wool, and hair . itreceives its final dry-ironing, veluring, etc., and thecrown is papered up. The brim is yet to be finished, which is done byhand, with the brushes, sponge, iron, etc., and madeto shine like the crown ; after this it is given to thetrimmer to be trimmed and bound, when it comesback to be curled and properly shaped in the brim,suiting the taste of the wearer. The workman whogives the hat its final touches makes use of a numberof tools, which, though of seemingly trifling appear
A treatise on hat-making and felting, including a full exposition of the singular properties of fur, wool, and hair . itreceives its final dry-ironing, veluring, etc., and thecrown is papered up. The brim is yet to be finished, which is done byhand, with the brushes, sponge, iron, etc., and madeto shine like the crown ; after this it is given to thetrimmer to be trimmed and bound, when it comesback to be curled and properly shaped in the brim,suiting the taste of the wearer. The workman whogives the hat its final touches makes use of a numberof tools, which, though of seemingly trifling appear-ance, are nevertheless necessary for his department,which requires a refined taste. Forming Machines. Such is hat-making, but we cannot conclude with-out remarking that there have been many patentsgranted in this and other countries for improvementsin hatting, that we cannot notice. Neverthelessthere are two, of decided merit, claiming attention,as having entirely revolutionized one-half of themaking department, and which may be modified andextended to answer many purposes, in addition tothat of hat-makinsx. 07. 0q 58 The first and most ingenious is called the pneu-matic process of forming the bodies, hence in all largecities the bowing operation is not employed. It isas follows: A cone of sheet copper punched full ofsmall holes, and set upright, revolves slowly uponits axis; beneath this or attached to it an exhaustingfan is placed, causing by its rotation a current of airto draw through the holes from the outside. A trunkor box with an opening facing against this revolv-ing cone, discharges the fur which is fed into it atthe other end by a feeding apron, in quantity justsufficient for one hat-body. It is drawn into thistrunk between two rollers that are covered withleather or felt, and immediately seized by a cylinderrevolving about four hundred times in a minute, fur-nished with a number of stiff brushes. This gene-rates a current of air which scatters the fur and blowsit o
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