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This wooden hat block would have been used for making hats and perhaps to keep a wealthy gentleman’s hats in shape. Both men and women wore hats every day, not just on special occasions.
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Roll over this photo to switch between the hat stretcher and a photo of a couple wearing hats to take a walk by the Tiverton canal.
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