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Image of Collapsible silk bengaline top hat, ca. 1880
1975.6098.1 M-802
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Collapsible silk bengaline top hat, ca. 1880

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This top hat was made in New York and sold at the Bennett-Gaffney Company, a hat, clothing and furniture store around the turn of the 20th century in Seattle.
ID Number: 1975.6098.1M802
Date: Circa 1880
Physical Description: 1 Hat, Top; silk, metal; 1.5 in.H x 11.75 in.W x 9 in.D (collapsed)
Credit: MOHAI, 1975.6098.1 M-802
Subjects: Clothing and Dress, Retail and Department Stores

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