Antique Wooden Milliner’s Hat Block – Dome Form – Early 20th Century bakery equipment Date released: 1988

Date released: 1988

Antique Wooden Hat Stretcher with Turned Handle

Coombs Improved Gravy Salt

Trousers are flared with front zipper

The cards background is in the classic Singer green with cream numbers and writing

Antique Wooden Milliner’s Hat Block – Dome Form – Early 20th Century bakery equipment Date released: 1988Antique Wooden Milliners Hat Block Dome Form with Base Markings, Early 20th Century Millinery Tool A handsome antique wooden hat block, once used by milliners and hatmakers to shape felt or straw hats. This example features a rounded domed crown mounted on a sturdy block base, both turned from solid wood. The base is stamped 2 1 2 and W 1, likely denoting size and workshop reference. These blocks were essential tools in traditional hat making