BLOCK, HAT

Description: HAT MOUNT IS GREENISH PAINTED WOOD IN GENERAL SHAPE OF A HEAD. TOP IS SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN BELOW. HAS NUMEROUS STEPS AND GROOVES IN WOOD WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE FRONT TO BACK. IS DIVIDED INTO 5 PIECES. HAS TWO SIDES THE SAME WHICH ARE THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE "HEAD". ON FRONT AND BACK ARE MUCH NARROWER THAN SIDES. MIDDLE IS SQUARE ON TOP, AND ATTACHED TO THE BASE. INNER VERTICAL PIECE HAS ELONGATED PIECES OF WOOD ON EACH SIDE NAILED TO IT. THE FOUR OUTSIDE SECTIONS HAS MATCHING ELONGATED NOTCHES WHICH FIT TOGETHER WITH MIDDLE SECTION. ON THE INSIDE SIDES OF THE PIECES EACH HAS "5159B" WRITTEN ON IT WITH A BLACK MARKER, THEY ALSO HAVE THE IMPRINTS OF TYPEWRITTEN LETTERS ON IT (LOOKS LIKE NEWSPAPER PRINT). ALONG BASE AT BACK IS THE SAME NUMBER WRITTEN OUT. AT FRONT IS CARVED IN "6804 FRONT EMPIRE HAT... N.Y. 22". ALONG BASE ON EACH SIDE IS A STEEL EYE, ON ONE SIDE THIS HAS A HOOK FRONT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDE PIECE SCREWED ON AND LOOPED THROUGH THE EYE. UNDERNEATH IS LARGE HOLLOW CIRCLE IN MIDDLE WITH FOUR SMALLER CIRCLES AROUND THEM THAT HAVE SCREWS THROUGH THEM. PAINT IS CHIPPING AND FADING. WOOD IS WORN AND CHIPPED ALONG EDGES. APPEARS HOOK ON OTHER SIDE IS BROKEN OFF. LOGO STAMPED IN BACKSIDE IS WORN AND ILLEGIBLE.

History: PURCHASED FROM BUSINESS IN EDMONTON WHICH WAS CLOSING OUT. USED IN THE HAT-MAKING INDUSTRY.