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FINISHING, LINING AND TRIMMING STRAW HATS Frontispiece

THE PETASUS 2

THE STEPHANOS 3

THE ETRUSCAN HAT 4

HAT OF PENELOPE 5

A POMPEIAN BONNET 5

STRAW PLAITTERS AT WORK 30

PANAMA HOOD MAKING 39

BLEACHING AND DYEING OF PLAITS AND HOODS 55

A TIPPER 69

SECTION OF FOUR ROWS OF PLAIT 72

SEWING STRAW PLAIT INTO HATS BY MACHINE 75

SECTION OF ROLLERS 82

STIFFENING STRAW HATS 89

HAND BLOCKING 97

MACHINE BLOCKING 103

MACHINE BLOCKING (BROCHIER TYPE) 109

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF STRAW HATS OF GUARANTEED EXCELLENCE

English Boater Genuine “Luton Lodge” REGD.

English Boater Genuine “Walsh Luton” REGD.

Established 1862

ROWLAND CUNNINGHAM (Wm. Walsh) LIMITED STRAW HAT MANUFACTURERS STUART LODGE HAT WORKS LUTON, BEDS

Telegraphic Address: “WALSH LUTON” Telephone: 132 LUTON

Code A B C 4th & 5th Editions MARCONI’S, BENTLEY’S

STRAW HATS