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From: "Carol J. Markillie" <>
Subject: Re: [HWE] HUGUENOT FELT-MAKERS FROM CAUDEBEC TO WANDSWORTH
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 18:36:00 -0800
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Coral:

Apparently the Huguenots had the secret recipe for making felt and would not
give it up for years and years - I know it involving a lot of heavy pressing
of the beaver pelt or whatever they use instead. I have a book on it
somewhere around here but can't lay my hands on it at present. I think there
were many Huguenots that went to England and continued the trade - all kinds
of hats were made out of felt and still are, like our famous cowboy hats -
the dress-up variety.

Carol

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