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Joel Tunnah said:Fur felt hats may have varying resistances to rain, or water repellance, and varying recovery after the fact - but there isn't a single fur felt hat that was designed specifically as a rain hat. And if it was, it was coated with something that renders the felt completely irrelevant.
Joel
Uh, look at the ads above your post. There were several hats---in fact all of the hats Mallory made---were designed as rain hats. They did it for decades and decades. It was just par for the course for most hat makers of the day.
The felt was not irrelevant because it sure had the ability to shrink and taper even if it was treated. [huh]
Regards,
J