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Poster "How to Make a Pressman's Hat"

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Accession No.
20151011
Physical Description
37x57 cm
Scope and Content
The poster uses graphics to provide step-by-step instructions on how to make a pressman's hat from a newspaper print. This kind of hat was regularly worn by press staff at the Lethbridge Herald. The newspaper prints were larger back in the 1960s (15"x23"). Pressmen often used two sheets of newsprin…
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Creator
Lethbridge Herald
Physical Description
37x57 cm
Custodial History
The poster used to hang in the Lethbridge Herald building in the 1960s
Scope and Content
The poster uses graphics to provide step-by-step instructions on how to make a pressman's hat from a newspaper print. This kind of hat was regularly worn by press staff at the Lethbridge Herald. The newspaper prints were larger back in the 1960s (15"x23"). Pressmen often used two sheets of newsprint to give the hat added body, weight and comfort.
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The information is provided by donor Carlton Stewart
Accession No.
20151011
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