Photos of hatters tools

[mayserwegener]

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.

 

[Chepstow]

Great photos and ads gentlemen.!



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[Hatter4]

In the one photo the man is using a hatters bow on the wool, that is something I don't have, but want. I offered the mercer museum a trade, one of there hatters bows for one of my comformaters they were not interested

 

[bloc]

Hatter4 those ads are great, thanks for posting.

Would love to see that film, mayserwegener, the stills are good, perhaps it's on YouTube somewhere?

Here is my new rounding jack. Made of teak, just for me by a very skillful chap. Been having a go this morning and it's working a treat. Will save lots of time and give a much more professional finish.

Still, have tool envy every time I come on here though...

 

[Hatter4]

Mayserwegener, those are the same prints in the book I have and are credited to Jean Antoine Nollet's L'Art de faire des chapeaux (Paris, 1765). Perhaps they are both the same and printed in both sources. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mayserwegener]

Interesting! There is a copy of the French book on eBay (see below) and the engravings are slightly different if you take a close look (the French ones are from a different engraver but I can't make out the name). The German ones are a little more detailed.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Nollet-Jean-Antoine-L-art-de-faire-des-chapeaux-6-planches-1765-/371016080451

I would have to ask the curator at the Novy Jicin City museum about the source of these German engravings. They both appear to be from the same time period.

 

[mayserwegener]

In the one photo the man is using a hatters bow on the wool, that is something I don't have, but want. I offered the mercer museum a trade, one of there hatters bows for one of my comformaters they were not interested

I am sure that is fur (they are working rabbit or hare pelts in the other photos) and not wool. Hopefully I can get a copy (I am checking into it) of this old Czech film. It would also be interesting to know why this old method workshop existed at such a late time period. I know Austrian Hutmacher Gottfried Kiniger is (was) still doing it the old way but he buys processed fur (not working from pelts like above). By the way were you able to view the Der Hutmacher film? Kiniger makes both fur (same method as above) and wool (mechanized) felt hoods in the film. That is too bad you were not able to make the trade for the hatters bow. Do you know of anyone making fur felt hoods this way?

 

[Hatter4]

yes those are the same ones in my book "the hatters' of 18th century france "

 

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Some of the legal tools of the trade brought to us by Internet Archive et al:

http://www.jstor.org/stable/1011702


Regards,
J T

 

[Hatter4]

Some of the legal tools of the trade brought to us by Internet Archive et al:

http://www.jstor.org/stable/1011702


Regards,
J T

JT - Another book that you night enjoy is called The Practice of Solidarity - American Hat Finishers in the Nineteenth Century by David Bensman.

 

[Hatter4]

Bloc glad you liked the ads from time to time I will post some more.

 

[John Galt]

I'm loving this thread lately fellas! Thanks so much for all of your posts!

 

[ManofKent]

I'm loving this thread lately fellas! Thanks so much for all of your posts!

+1 (I never guessed I'd find irons so fascinating )

 

[Hatter4]

Here is an ad from the American Hatter for J B Mast Co.

 

[Landman]

...I never guessed I'd find irons so fascinating

Me either!

 

[DOGMAN]

This thread has motivated me to make some rounding jacks for myself.I'm making 3 here are some pics.I have one almost finished.

 

[ManofKent]

They look good Dogman. I'm constantly amazed at the creative talent in this thread.

 

[Hatter4]

Looks good Dogman, let us know it works out.

 

[DOGMAN]

Thanks guys.I have one more coat of finish then the first one is done.I'll give it a try to see how it works.I'm doing one with a hobby knife,one with a box cutter,and one using a scalpel.

 

[John Galt]

Looking very good!