Unusual Hatters Tool

[RBH]

Major Mike Moore of Buckaroo Hatters ran across this unusual hatters tool a few weeks ago.
He enlisted my help to try and find out what it was.

Here is the tool....

I could not find anything.

So I called on Buler and RLK.

RLK our resident Sherlock Holmes found information in short order!


Here is the info Robert found....

and the webpage is here.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=sCdxAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false

Many thanks from me and the Major to Robert!!!
Thanks for being there with so much info for us all.

 

[DJH]

Very cool. Who would have thought that the prototype garden trowel had fallen off a hat stretching machine?

 

[majormoore]

The item is in outstanding shape for it's age. It will be added with all the other old hatters tools and equipment that I have , will allow people to see all these tools and equipment when they come to the shop.

Here is a update on the hat equipment I found about 3 months ago, sand bagger is done, and the crown iron is too, right now working on one of the brim curling machines, have the base plate and some other items on it sand blasted and powder coated. Hoping to have it in use by end of Jan 2013. After that will rebuild the table top brim jigger ( brim sander)

Major Moore

 

[majormoore]

It also looks like each one of those could have been shoe horns used to make this item.
Major Moore

Very cool. Who would have thought that the prototype garden trowel had fallen off a hat stretching machine?

 

[Historyteach24]

I just like his mustache lol

 

[RBH]

The item is in outstanding shape for it's age. It will be added with all the other old hatters tools and equipment that I have , will allow people to see all these tools and equipment when they come to the shop.

Here is a update on the hat equipment I found about 3 months ago, sand bagger is done, and the crown iron is too, right now working on one of the brim curling machines, have the base plate and some other items on it sand blasted and powder coated. Hoping to have it in use by end of Jan 2013. After that will rebuild the table top brim jigger ( brim sander)

Major Moore

I will be over soon Mike... I hope to get some updated photos to add.

Also, I notice a place for what looks like a 'coal oil lamp'. Warm felt will stretch easier I guess.

 

[majormoore]

The base is a solid wooden base, but on top of the base is a metal can that is about 4" tall and about 6" round oval that has tiny holes in it, but for the life of me can not see how to raise the it up to put anything in there or below it.

Major Moore

 

[RBH]

The base is a solid wooden base, but on top of the base is a metal can that is about 4" tall and about 6" round oval that has tiny holes in it, but for the life of me can not see how to raise the it up to put anything in there or below it.

Major Moore

Here you go Mike. Notice the lamp under the derby hat.
It also looks as if there was a 'cover' of some sort over the whole thing.

 

[randooch]

Fantastic, all three: the apparatus, the research, and the effort to preserve and share these old wonders with the curious. Kudos!

 

[tonyb]

And just where in tarnation did you find that thing?

Anyone here know who won that Doran crown iron on eBay a couple of days ago? I was tempted to bid on it myself, but I figured that the minimum bid ($1,500) was about what it was worth, considering that shipping would have been another 300 bucks or so. And seeing how I wasn't willing to go much higher anyway, I saw no point in driving up the price for someone who was determined to buy it. As it turned out, he or she was the only bidder.

 

[rlk]

1891 Patent

http://www.google.com/patents?id=zt...=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[RBH]

Ahhh Robert... that is more like Mikes machine.
Thanks.

 

[majormoore]

I never saw it

Mike

And just where in tarnation did you find that thing?

Anyone here know who won that Doran crown iron on eBay a couple of days ago? I was tempted to bid on it myself, but I figured that the minimum bid ($1,500) was about what it was worth, considering that shipping would have been another 300 bucks or so. And seeing how I wasn't willing to go much higher anyway, I saw no point in driving up the price for someone who was determined to buy it. As it turned out, he or she was the only bidder.

 

[majormoore]

Thanks Robert, this looks just like mine, will try and play with it some this weekend and see what happens or doesn't happen.

Mike

http://www.google.com/patents?id=zt...=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[SHOWSOMECLASS]

Yes, viewed the listing as well. That is a cool mechanism. Simple but functional.

 

[tonyb]

The item is in outstanding shape for it's age. It will be added with all the other old hatters tools and equipment that I have , will allow people to see all these tools and equipment when they come to the shop.

Here is a update on the hat equipment I found about 3 months ago, sand bagger is done, and the crown iron is too, right now working on one of the brim curling machines, have the base plate and some other items on it sand blasted and powder coated. Hoping to have it in use by end of Jan 2013. After that will rebuild the table top brim jigger ( brim sander)

Major Moore

I'm interested in seeing how that brim sander comes out, and how well it works.

 

[majormoore]

I'll PM you when I start on it and get it working.
Mike

I'm interested in seeing how that brim sander comes out, and how well it works.

 

[mikespens]

Fantastic, all three: the apparatus, the research, and the effort to preserve and share these old wonders with the curious. Kudos!

What he said, yup.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Mike it was a great time at FedoraFest seeing all your Hatter equipment. An of coarse everyone was using it making hats too.