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Get Your “Tall Hats” Good and Glossy in Chicago

December 17, 2018December 19, 2018 Taraya Galloway

The up-and-coming city of Chicago had the latest innovations for shiny, squeaky clean tall hats. Check out the clipping below for the perfect meld of technology and fashion in this article straight from the papers of 1892:

A new electric machine polishes silk hatsA new electric machine polishes silk hats Thu, May 19, 1892 – Page 1 · Arizona Weekly Republican (Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona) · Newspapers.com

There are so many glimpses of the past like this one to be found on Newspapers.com—try a browse for more!

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