O Wilcox Son Inquiring About The Specific Needs For Waterproofing Hats For Shakers In A Manuscript

by Shakers Hats

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Folio. One-page, approximately 125 words, docketed and addressed verso, in part: “We think it would be advisable for you to have them made Water proof as you want them for the Shakers”; most of the balance speaks to various methods of waterproofing and trim. Accompanied by a short related note, in part: “He said they were waterproff sic stiffened with the best of shallack & the wetter they got the stiffer they would be. He said they were of the very best water proof & he could

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