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Fur felt types?
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I looked that over and it has major issues but I will leave it with that.
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I am not a master but the information I post is from hat industry sources. The Hat Life article posted above has issues. Just go to the General Discussion section on my website and search Velour.
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carouselvic
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Perhaps you should get in touch with the folks at HAT LIFE and set them straight. If what they are putting out is in error I'm sure they would like to know.
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I might just do that.
It's been out there a while.I just sent them an email and the address is not deliverable.
"Message not delivered
Your message couldn't be delivered to support@hatlife.com because the remote server is misconfigured. See technical details below for more information."
Looks like there hasn't been any activity in a few years.
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Straighten them right out Sir!I might just do that.
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It doesn't appear Hat Life is active anymore. I am out of the country so I am not going to call their phone number but the email is not working. It's a pretty hopeless situation at this point. I have seen similar information in other places. Also the current producers like Tonak are secretive regarding the details of their Velour and other specialty finishing processes (also specialty dying methods). I know because I toured (had to be specially arranged) the Tonak factory and they wouldn't show me everything. Since then I have gotten information from other sources. I just hit a gold mine of information (Velour production factory processes up 1970) from an Austrian source but unfortunately it is protected by copyright and the book was never published (I was given a digital copy).
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Trade secrets. Wish some of hatters here were using Tonak.
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My focus is on vintage but the auto brushing machines being used by Tonak today go back to the 1950s or earlier. I will be posting some interesting information regarding this topic in about two weeks.
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Beaver felt mostly. Why do they call it that?
Because the beaver felt its paws all over it! Geddit?
Because the beaver felt its paws all over it! Geddit?
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