Cutting fur for Stetson Hats

Title

Cutting fur for Stetson Hats

Description

In the Stetson fur-cutting department, workers handled eleven and a half million skins annually. They fed the skins into several machines that turned the pelts into fine shreds used to shape the hat.

Creator

John B. Stetson Hat Company

Source

Hagley Museum & Library

Date

1913

Contributor

Bryce Evans

Rights

Courtesy of the Hagley Museum and Library

Original Format

photo

Files

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Citation

John B. Stetson Hat Company, “Cutting fur for Stetson Hats,” Philly Immigration, accessed September 7, 2024, http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/16.