Antique Millinery Hat Form c.1890-1920 Hats Missing balls

Missing balls

Strong founded the "Eastman Dry Plate Company"

The maker's logo is on the back right

The case has a combination lock

the Esplanade Hotel Prague is set in the heart of the historic city center of Prague

Antique Millinery Hat Form c.1890-1920 Hats Missing ballsABOUT An original wooden millinery wide brim hat form with various stamps including "Chase" and "7". CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1860 1920. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 7 in. W 13 in. D 11. 75 in. Center Block: 5" H 7. 75" W 6 3 8" D 22" circumference HISTORY In millinery, 'blocking' is the process of shaping material onto a mold to form the body of the hat. Hat blocks are