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French Fruit Wood Hat Block Milliners Form
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Fruit Wood Hat Block Milliners Form This is a form for a 1920s Double Brim Cloche style hat
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19th Century Art Deco Antique Hat Blocks

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Fruitwood

Vintage 19th Century French Hat Block, Shop Display
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Vintage 19th century French hat block, shop display This is one of a collection of milliners hat
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Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique Hat Blocks

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Fruitwood

Belgian Pine Childs Hat Block, Milliners Form
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Belgian pine childs hat block, Milliners form This is the form of a Bowler Hat with a narrow
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Hat Blocks

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Pine

French Adjustable Wooden Milliner Hat Block Form
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful French milliners form. The pieces come apart making it adjustable - a wonderful folk art piece - perfect for a decorative sculptural addition to any shelf or display... o...
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Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

French Adjustable Wooden Milliner Hat Block Form
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful French milliners form. The pieces come apart making it adjustable - a wonderful folk art piece - perfect for a decorative sculptural addition to any shelf or display... o...
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Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

19th Century Elm Barrister’s Wig Stand or Milliners Hat Block Shop Display
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A 19th Century Elm Barrister’s wig stand or milliners hat block shop display This is a
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1880s Industrial Antique Hat Blocks

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Elm

Antique Wooden Hat Block By W. Plant & Son, Manchester, England
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Made in two parts with a broad thick brim. Several marks including W. Plant & Son, Rochdale Road (location of plant from 1850 to 1947) Manchester, 6 Happ St. and numbers 27 and 25 (p...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

Early 20th c. European Millinery Hat Stretcher c.1900-1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
millinery, 'blocking' is the process of shaping material onto a mold to form the body of the hat. Hat blocks
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

Late 19th/Early 20th c. European Millinery Hat Stretcher c.1890-1920 (FREE SHIP)
Located in San Francisco, CA
shaping material onto a mold to form the body of the hat. Hat blocks are the molds used in this process
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Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Hat Blocks

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Iron

Maison Michel Apricot Felt High Top Hat w Large Feather Spray & Striped Band
By Maison Michel
Located in Gresham, OR
Maison Michel Autumn/Winter Medium Brim Apricot Felt Beautifully Blocked High Top Hat with
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Hat Blocks

Milliners Hat Mold, Early 20th Century, USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful handcrafted milliners hat block made in the USA, early 20th century. Has been well used
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Early 20th Century Central American Primitive Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

Antique French Wooden Hat Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wooden millinery hat block from early 20th-century France. The button-like structure has been
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Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

Antique French Wooden Hat Stand
Antique French Wooden Hat Stand
H 7 in W 10 in D 10 in
Antique Wool Bowler Hat c.1920-1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original wool bowler hat. Hat block not included. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Antique Hat Blocks

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Wool

19th C. Masonic Knights Templar Hat, c.1800s (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
trimmed with rope and brass buttons. Hat block not included. Creator The McLilley & Co., Columbus, Ohio
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19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Hat Blocks

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Leather, Fabric

Georgian Boot Rack
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Condition: Very Good. Some previous repairs on the cut outs and glue blocks added on the underside. The
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Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Hat Blocks

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Agate

Georgian Boot Rack
Georgian Boot Rack
H 35.5 in W 31 in D 9.5 in
Vintage Wood Hat Mold, Five-Piece Puzzle Form
Located in New York, NY
together like a puzzle. This hat block would have been used by a milliner to mold hats in the 1920s. There
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Early 20th Century Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

Antique Wooden French Hat Molds or Blocks, Set of 3
Located in Birmingham, AL
A wonderful set of three wooden French hat molds or blocks once used by a milliner to shape his or
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Early 1900s French Antique Hat Blocks

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Birch

Antique Odd Fellows Ceremonial Mask with Hair and Beard c.1900 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
molded to easily fit the face. Hat block not included. CREATOR DeMoulin Brothers, Illinois DATE
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Hat Blocks

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Metal, Wire

Hopi by Lon Megargee, Original Signed Block Print ca. 1920s
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Title: Hopi ca. 1920s Artist: Lon Megargee Medium: Block Print Size: 11 x 11 inches (Sight
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Hat Blocks

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Woodcut

19th Century Carnival Folk Art Carved Wooden Head with Zinc Hat
Located in Haarlem, NL
used to toss rings over, or maybe you were supposed to throw something in his mouth. His hat does not
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Hat Blocks

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Zinc

Art Deco Sudre Type Cocktail Pick Set w/Ducks Walking Up an Incline for Berries
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Art Deco cocktail pick set in the manner of Sudre with 3 chrome ducks wearing hats walking
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Hat Blocks

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Chrome

Antique French Carved Oak Corner Cabinet, Circa 1885
Located in Dallas, TX
halls of houses in Brittany and Normandy, a bonnetiere was a storage space for women to hang coats, hats
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Late 19th Century French Antique Hat Blocks

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Metal

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Giltwood, Polychrome and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
each leg are richly carved block rosettes flanking the beautiful straight apron decorated with striking
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Hat Blocks

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Carrara Marble

Royal Worcester Pair Porcelain Down & Out Chinaman Menu Holder Figures
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
& Out series of figures produced as menu holders in 1874. The figures stand on a shaped block work
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1870s English Victorian Antique Hat Blocks

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Porcelain

Rare Japanese antique wooden god statue /12th century/small wabi-sabi figurines
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
wear hats and dress like Japanese aristocrats of the time. This statue is thought to have been made
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Hat Blocks

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Cypress

Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
Street), a block from the church where the Badger children were baptized. Smibert also ran a shop that
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18th Century Academic Antique Hat Blocks

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Oil

Japanese Pair Antique Hand Carved Prosperity and Business Lucky Gods
Located in South Burlington, VT
pair carved in ittibori one block style. Superb surfaces and patina. Distinctive one of a kind pair
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

"Shall We Be More Tender with Our Dollar" Vintage WWI 2nd Liberty Loan Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
poster depicts a young soldier holding an American flag in one hand and his uniformed hat in the other
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1910s American Antique Hat Blocks

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Paper

19th Century Crandalls John Gilpin Toy
Located in London, GB
blocks, one for the man and one for the horse. The man’s hat is removable, and both figures are fully
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1890s American Victorian Antique Hat Blocks

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Pine

The Sheepherder by Lon Megargee
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Lon Megargee 1883-1960 "The Sheepherder" Wood block print Signed in plate, lower right Image size
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Hat Blocks

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Woodcut

"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
School. After working for two years as a bellhop at the Argonaut Hotel and as a hat check boy at the
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1920s American Realist Antique Hat Blocks

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Canvas, Oil

The War Bonnet by Lon Megargee
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Lon Megargee 1883-1960 "The War Bonnet" Wood block print Signed: original pencil signature, lower
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Hat Blocks

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Woodcut

The Bronc by Lon Megargee
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Lon Megargee 1883-1960 "The Bronc" Wood block print Signed in plate, lower right Image size: 9 x 10
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Hat Blocks

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Woodcut

19th Century Daumier Satirical Lithograph "Triumph of the Botanist"
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Alamo, CA
of the Botanist), which depicts a proud and nervous botanist in glasses and a wide brimmed hat
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1840s Antique Hat Blocks

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Lithograph

Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
Street), a block from the church where the Badger children were baptized. Smibert also ran a shop that
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18th Century Academic Antique Hat Blocks

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Oil

Transport: Litter with 18 Men
By Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Located in Florham Park, NJ
robe, sashes and hats worn by the carriers all adding to the worth of the patron. Of special
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Hat Blocks

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Woodcut

Transport: Oxcart with 7 Men
By Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Located in Florham Park, NJ
robe, sashes and hats worn by the carriers all adding to the worth of the patron. Of special
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Hat Blocks

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Woodcut

Transport with 5 People and 2 Parasols
By Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. In each illustration we see the robe, sashes and hats worn by the carriers all adding to the worth of
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Hat Blocks

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Woodcut

Oxcart with 3 Men
By Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. In each illustration we see the robe, sashes and hats worn by the carriers all adding to the worth of
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Hat Blocks

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Watercolor, Woodcut

Transport: One Litter
By Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Located in Florham Park, NJ
robe, sashes and hats worn by the carriers all adding to the worth of the patron. Of special
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Hat Blocks

Materials

Woodcut

Oxcart with 5 Men and 1 Ox
By Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Located in Florham Park, NJ
. In each illustration we see the robe, sashes and hats worn by the carriers all adding to the worth of
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Hat Blocks

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Watercolor, Woodcut

Transport: Oxcart with 14 Men
By Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Located in Florham Park, NJ
robe, sashes and hats worn by the carriers all adding to the worth of the patron. Of special
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Hat Blocks

Materials

Woodcut

Asian Hat Block Pendants
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Something a bit different. These are circa 1900 wooden moulds for forming Asian Hats - you can
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Early 1900s Asian Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

Asian Hat Block Pendants
Asian Hat Block Pendants
H 6.3 in Dm 16.93 in
Collection of Six French Wood Milliner Hat Block Forms For Berets Circa 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
A group of six French hand-carved wood hat molds in wonderful abstract shapes. These custom-made
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1920s French Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

19th Century Solid Treen Hat or Wig Blocks
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A group of six solid Treen Milliners hat or wig blocks, 19th century. Please enquire about
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19th Century Antique Hat Blocks

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Wood

19th Century Solid Treen Hat or Wig Blocks
19th Century Solid Treen Hat or Wig Blocks
H 10.63 in W 7.49 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Dutch East Indian 18th Century Figures
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 18th century Indian figures delicately carved with red hats, white cravats and
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1740s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Hat Blocks

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Poplar

Extremely Rare Antique Mexican Tardan Company Salesman Sample Sombrero
By Tardan Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
blocks from the Zocalo in Mexico City, continues the art of hat and sombrero production today. This
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1910s Mexican Antique Hat Blocks

Exceptional Folk Art Marquetry Stand with Tri-fold Mirror
Located in Manalapan, NJ
various pleasing patterns including a large star on its crest and tumbling blocks inlay. The central
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19th Century American Antique Hat Blocks

Ancient French Regence-Style Wall-Fountain Carved in Patinated Stone, Provence
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, FR
carved by hand. The shallow basin consists of a beautiful arrangement of six massive blocks of stone
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19th Century French Régence Antique Hat Blocks

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Limestone

French Art Nouveau Travel Poster for l’Hiver a Nice Cote d’Azur by Lefevre, 1891
By Lucien Lefevre
Located in New York, NY
brooch) and gold hat. On the bottom, block lettering advertises a beautiful rendering of the local
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Hat Blocks

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Paper

Cart: 18 Man Litter
By Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, sashes and hats all adding to the worth of the patron. Each example holds a fascination in the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Hat Blocks

Cart:  18 Man Litter
H 21 in W 27 in
Memorial Textile, Washington & Franklin, President Presidential
Located in Acworth, GA
printing with wood blocks, instead of hand-painting them. This technique proved more economical. By the mid
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1790s British American Classical Antique Hat Blocks

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Cotton

Fleurs et fruits
By Jan Van den Eeckhoudt
Located in London, GB
blocked in with charcoal and partially painted. Perhaps this study was left for so long that the poppy
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1910s Antique Hat Blocks

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Topographical Portraits of the Pavillion and Village of Vaux-Sur-Seine
Located in London, Middlesex
bas-reliefs, in the manner of Boizot, inserted above. A balcony has been added to the central block
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Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Hat Blocks

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Canvas

Three French Wood Milliner Hat Block Forms, circa 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very sculptural French wood hat block forms for making mens hats. Sold individually; please
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Early 20th Century French Antique Hat Blocks

French Vintage 19th Century Hat Block Stand, Shop Display
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French vintage 19th century hat block stand, shop display Vintage Hat form milliners wooden
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1880s Industrial Antique Hat Blocks

French Vintage 19th Century Hat Block Stand, Shop Display
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French vintage 19th century hat block stand, shop display Vintage hat form milliners wooden hat
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Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Hat Blocks

19th Century French Hat Makers Stretcher Hat Block
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century French Hat Makers Stretcher Hat Block Truly early industrial antique, this piece
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Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Hat Blocks

French Fruit Wood Trilby Hat Block Milliners Form
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Fruit Wood Trilby Hat Block Milliners Form This is the form of a Gentleman’s Fedora, it is
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Late 19th Century French Bohemian Antique Hat Blocks

Vintage 19th Century French Hat Block, shop display
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Vintage 19th Century French Hat Block, shop display This is one of a collection of milliners hat
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Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique Hat Blocks

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Antique Hat Blocks For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique hat blocks available for sale. Each of these unique antique hat blocks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and aluminum. Antique hat blocks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique hat blocks to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Industrial and Folk Art antique hat blocks are of considerable interest.

How Much are Antique Hat Blocks?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $525, while they’re typically $163 on the low end and $3,267 highest priced.