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A compilation of 18th-century hats for your reading pleasure.


a Felt Hat, covered with an Oil Cloth
a fur hat
a coarse hat, with two buttons, one on the crown, the other on the side
A greasy Hat
good Felt Hat
had taken off his Hat and Cap
an old beaver hat
an high crowned round hat, the top of the crown broke in, but at present sewed, and is bound round the rim.

a half worn wool hat
a good castor hat with band and buckle
a small hat, fiercely cocked
a square crown castor hat, about half worn
an old fur and felt hat
a small beaver hat
a red Cap and Hat
felt Hat, and Cap
a white hat and cap
had on a new hat and cap
wool hat and cap
a Felt Hat bound with black Binding
a rackoon hat
a rackoon hat lined with green persian
an old high-crown'd wool hat
wearing a Felt Hat upon a Cap
a good Hat with a black Crape about it
a white hat
a white hat, with a blue silk lining,
a white hat , with a green button, white lining, and a piece of red leather inside the crown

white hat , the inside green
a small round hat with a black ribband and buckle
a small round hat , without loops
small round Hat , bound with black Worsted Binding, and has a small Piece of Crape tied round the crown

a new round hat bound with velvet, with a band round the crown and small silver hat buckle

a white round hat with narrow gold lace, the under side of which was lined with green silk, and also a black one

small round hat , with a band and buckle
A round hat , with a wide band and buckle,
a rabbit fur hat;
a little round fur hat
a good fur hat, scalloped, with a yellow loop and button;
a new raccoon fur hat
narrow brimm'd raccoon hat , pretty much worn, cock'd up pretty sharp,
a white fur hat , a white linen cap
a half-worn fur hat , the fur mostly worn off
a fur hat , newly trimmed round the brim
a good fur hat , of the modern fashion
a white fur hat , bound round the brim with silk ribbon of a still lighter shade
square crowned fur hat
a hat, newly dyed, lined with white linen
an old small felt hat, slouched down
an old felt hat, with a tow string round the crown
straw hat lined with black snakes skin, and a band round it of the same
a straw hat fitted in with blue and white wool, which hides the straw
a straw hat looped with blue wool
an old Felt Hat, with a Piece cut out of the Brim, and cock'd up so as to hide it
a Hat scollop'd round the Brim
half worn felt Hat with a narrow Brim
a Wool Hat
a felt hat, with deep crown, and narrow brim
a new coarse wool hat
a new Castor Hat, the String whereof was fastened down in three Places with yellow Silk

an old felt hat, bound with broad yellow binding
a half worn beaver hat, with a black ribbon round it, and a yellow buckle
hat cocked close, with a black cockade
an old felt hat painted white on the top of the crown
a round sailor's hat, covered with black oil-cloth
an old castor hat, cocked behind, and bound round with black serrit
half worn felt hat, cocked up with pins
a small wool hat, cocked much in the beau order
a half worn Felt Hat, sharp cocked
a small three cocked Hat
a good felt hat, full cocked
a good wool hat, cocked all round
a felt hat, cocked up very tight
hat cocked three ways
an old beaver hat, cocked on two sides
a wool hat, half cocked , with no button on it
an old felt hat, cocked sharp in the French fashion
a fine hat, cut and cocked in the macaroni figure
a narrow brimmed wool hat, not cocked
a felt hat remarkably stiff, and generally wears it with two sides cocked
a wool Hat, cocked with white Cord
3 cocked hat, with a silver button and loop
a cocked hat flopped down before
the Brim of his Hat cut very narrow
a sailor’s hat
a flapped hat, of a reddish hue
a small hat bound round, and a black ribband instead of a hatband, with a silver buckle to it

a Good laced Hat
an old felt hat, with a piece set in the brim, not altogether of the same colour with the rest of the hat

a silver button and loop to his hat.
an old hat bound with white
an old felt hat with two holes in the crown
a good Felt Hat, a Cap under it
a good castor hat fan-tailed, cocked in the military fashion, lined with new white linen

an old fine Hat without Lining
a new English Bever Hat
a little old castor hat, about one inch in the brim
an old patched Hat
a good beaver hat, with a band and buckle
a castor black hat flopt
a good Felt Hat flopt
felt hat , bound round with black binding
an old white felt hat
a white Castor Hat
white hat , with a blue silk lining
a small round hat with a snap up brim topped by a large fox tail with a black feather curled up together

round hat mounted with a buck's tail for a cockade
a hat with a feather
big brim hat almost equal to an umberela
made a hat of a gooseskin, feather side out
A Panama hat made of the leaves of the palmetto, split fine, low in the crown, and very broad in the flap

a flaped hat
new rough beaver hat, lined with silk

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