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Hat stretcher
apparatus for stretching hats (used in draper's shop); consists of wooden base, rounded at one end with turned wooden stretchers in shape of hat crown; one half of stretcher mounted on metal runners; large metal screw with handle opens and closes stretchers; plate on base marked with hat sizes acts as guideline
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F91.57.1
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Williams family
Association Type: Use
Date: 19th century
Place: Caernarfon
Acquisition
Donation, 1991
Measurements
Height
(cm): 32.3 (overall)
Length
(cm): 29 (base)
Width
(cm): 16 (base)
Material
Wood
Metal
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