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Re: 1858 Dress Hat, which supplier?
Hallo!
Round Heads and Long Ovals...
I would recommend "testing" one's head first. Using some sheet cardboard, or some cardboard from a box, or even some thicker "poster board:"
Cut out a piece, and then cut out a "hole" by trial and error fitting so that you can wear the piece of cardboard like your hat.
Hats, NUG, are made round, and then must be worn (no pun intended) or formed to the shape of the wearer's true head shape in spite, or depsite, the circumference.
More folks actually have "egg heads" than would like to admit to it. :)
However, as with an reproduction clothing, there is always the question or choice of dealing with clothing "as issued" or as with say shoes and boots having the more modern ability to have custom-work done to better suit or match our actual "errant morphologies."
I have five or six Clearwater hats I use for civilian, as well as 1870's/1880's wear.
Curt
Hallo!
Round Heads and Long Ovals...
I would recommend "testing" one's head first. Using some sheet cardboard, or some cardboard from a box, or even some thicker "poster board:"
Cut out a piece, and then cut out a "hole" by trial and error fitting so that you can wear the piece of cardboard like your hat.
Hats, NUG, are made round, and then must be worn (no pun intended) or formed to the shape of the wearer's true head shape in spite, or depsite, the circumference.
More folks actually have "egg heads" than would like to admit to it. :)
However, as with an reproduction clothing, there is always the question or choice of dealing with clothing "as issued" or as with say shoes and boots having the more modern ability to have custom-work done to better suit or match our actual "errant morphologies."
I have five or six Clearwater hats I use for civilian, as well as 1870's/1880's wear.
Curt
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