I have used the search function many times over the past week with various entries but have not come up with an answer to the following question and cannot find the answer in articles that examined extant surviving specimens.
For the M1858 Dress Hats (Hardee Hats) that had shellac applied while being made for contracts, was the shellac applied to all parts of the hat with the brim folded down or one side folded up (as per regulations) and allowed to dry?
I have examined three original Hardee Hats and none of them appeared to have ever had shellac applied to them. These hats were in a condition off almost completely deteriorated to pristine with brass (I assumed that that one was surplus since no name was attached).
Any help from those who have examined hats with shellac applied is greatly appreciated.
For the M1858 Dress Hats (Hardee Hats) that had shellac applied while being made for contracts, was the shellac applied to all parts of the hat with the brim folded down or one side folded up (as per regulations) and allowed to dry?
I have examined three original Hardee Hats and none of them appeared to have ever had shellac applied to them. These hats were in a condition off almost completely deteriorated to pristine with brass (I assumed that that one was surplus since no name was attached).
Any help from those who have examined hats with shellac applied is greatly appreciated.
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