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Dateca. 1874
Terms
  • Hats
  • Wool Fiber
  • Leather
  • Beaver Skin
  • Philadelphia
Dimensions25.4 × 17.78 × 27.94 cm (10 × 7 × 11 in.)
MarkingsIn pencil inside crown, "Mark Hughes". Maker's mark: "COLLINS & WIDMYER / S. E. CORNER / NINTH & ARCH STS. / PHILADA"
Credit LineGift of Alice Bator
Object numberCOS82.7A
DescriptionMan's black beaver skin top hat. The interior is lined with green wool and leather. A black grosgrain band runs around the base of the crown. Crown is not straight-edged, but widens at the top. Label in hat reads: Collins & Windmyer S.E. Corner Ninth & Arch Sts. Philada. Hand written in pencil: Mark Haghes
Collections
  • Historic Clothing
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