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Wonderful, from the angle of the photo it looks to be a reverse taper!
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Zephyr Union
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Maybe just looks that way in the picture, straight angles.
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Thought about making a very long drive to get this ... and then use it as a hat stand. That didn't happen. Anyone here win this at auction? It was in SW Nebraska.
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This recently sold at auction (for $200 ... and not to me). "Perfection" brand hat conformator. Patent date of 1912.
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That is not specifically hat related.....it is a steam table "puffer" unit.....
The one on the right is an egg head puffer used for coat shoulders and upper sleeves areas...it could be carefully used to steam a hat from the inside (I actually don't however).
The one on the left is a platter puff and too large to use for hats....used for general steaming especially heavy overcoats.....If you used it for hats you would steam yourself as it produces a much too wide an area of steam....it is used by drawing the cloth over it.
I have two such steam tables in my shop.....each with two different puffs.....so I have 4 different puff heads (each for a different use).
So other than the flange blocks and stretcher.....this has little to do with hats. BUT, it is an old one, and certainly looks cool!!!!!
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That is certainly unusual. Not as refined as the Allie Maillard ones though. I kind of understand why they didn't catch on.
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This Veri Best went for $450.
"Metal and bakelite construction, shows some wear, missing a piece on the top"
"Metal and bakelite construction, shows some wear, missing a piece on the top"
Very interesting. Much closer to the Allie Maillard ones. I wasn't aware that there were different ones made.
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Thanks for that explanation Mark. Always good to learn something new. I probably would have still tried to put a hat on it.
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This…thing just popped up on eBay. Anyone know it’s use?
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Cotton candy maker.
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Orange juicer?
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M Hatman
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Very possibly a "wet block" of the sort Lee Hats used..........
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If you're keeping up on the market ...
Not sure where that "estimate" came from.
Not sure where that "estimate" came from.
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I just came across a video with this electric curling shackle. Wish I knew who fabricated this item.
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Bottom half of a hat mold. To be used whilst eating cotton candy.
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You and me both brother!
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I reached out to the hat maker who posted the video with the electric curling shackle, he purchased it from someplace in NJ/NY 25 - 30 years ago and they went out of business shortly after he purchased it. He has never seen one like it since.
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I am still saving up for a set of the brass inlay ones from DeCou Studio.
I love my curling tool from Guy Morse Brown but it does have limitations.
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