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Baltimore Hats

Name: Baltimore Hats
Author: William T. Brigham

William T. Brigham

Read by Jennifer Dorr, P. J. Morgan, Lynne T, Lucretia B., Kimberly Krause, April Walters and JDGavin · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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INTRODUCTORY. (5:06)
EARLY DAYS. (8:21)
PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION. (9:17)
AFTER THE REVOLUTION. (12:35)
EARLY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. (8:50)
SOME OLD FIRMS. (9:58)
PATRIARCHS OF THE TRADE. (14:24)
JACOB ROGERS. (13:03)
OLD METHODS. (18:28)
JOHN PETTICORD. (8:46)
MIDDLE OF THE CENTURY. (9:36)
FASHIONS. (10:00)
NEW DEVELOPMENTS. (13:03)
GROWTH OF BUSINESS. (5:15)
HISTORY OF THE MACKINAW HAT. (9:27)
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS. (8:22)
A MODEL ESTABLISHMENT. (7:33)
WAYS AND MEANS OF THE PRESENT TIME. (17:28)