Item title reads - Adam's High Hats!
London.
A look at how bearskin hats are made for Guards. M/S of bearskins on a table being sorted out by two men. C/U as one chalks around a pattern and pins it, C/U as he cuts around it. M/S of a lady stitching the hats inside out, she turns one the right way round when it is finished. M/S of a basket work frame, M/S as felt is stitched around the bottom and the frame is pushed into the crown and sewn in, a leather headband is added. Various shots as it is finished and then combed. M/S of the hats on stands. L/S of Guards marching in the finished product.
FILM ID:1140.16
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