{"product_id":"2940150435117","title":"A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting","description":"CONTENTS.\u003cbr\u003eDescriptions of furs, wools, hairs, \u0026amp;c. 11\u003cbr\u003eThe fulling mill 24\u003cbr\u003eHistory of hats and hatting 25\u003cbr\u003eThe fashions 28\u003cbr\u003ePreparation of materials 29\u003cbr\u003eStiffening and water-proofing materials 31\u003cbr\u003eThe blowing machine 35\u003cbr\u003eThe manufacture of hats 36\u003cbr\u003eShaving 44\u003cbr\u003eStiffening process 44\u003cbr\u003eRuffing or napping 45\u003cbr\u003eBlocking 47\u003cbr\u003eDyeing 47\u003cbr\u003ePumicing or pouncing 48\u003cbr\u003eFinishing 49\u003cbr\u003eSilk hatting 52\u003cbr\u003eForming machines 56\u003cbr\u003eShoes and gaiters of felt 60\u003cbr\u003ePrinters' sheets 61\u003cbr\u003eCloth hats 63\u003cbr\u003eConclusion 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is conceded as an axiom, that theory and practice, in the pursuit of any object, are in their natures essentially different and distinct. But at the same time they long for a mutual understanding each to confirm the assertions of the other, the consummation of all practical results being the mutual embrace and perfect reconciliation of these two attributes.\u003cbr\u003eThe writer of these pages, being a practical hatter, desires to describe intelligibly his calling, dispensing with all technical terms, at the same time conscious of being liable to receive an unfair criticism from his brother tradesmen, although perfectly innocent on their part, resulting from the prejudices engendered by the many would-be secrets that pertain to the different work-shops, together with their various modes and methods of working, all of which most generally are but trifles merely to gain a name.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bronson Tweed Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112450244848,"sku":"2940150435117","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150435117_p0.jpg?v=1763745556","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150435117","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}