HANDLING HATS

                                    Proper handling will extend the life of your hat.

NEVER

    Touch the hat with dirty, oily hands or gloves.There is no quicker way to ruin your hat.

ALWAYS

    Pick up the hat from underneath by both the front and back brim to maintain the shape and set of the brim. Resting a hat when not on your head on a hat stand or block will make this operation easier.

AVOID

    Resting your hat on any flat surface, especially if it has a snap brim.

TIPS

    To preserve the pitch or scope, of the brim, the lower front of the brim should hang over the edge of any surface it is resting on.

    Hats left on a table top bow up in the front and back while bending the sides downward and forever deforming the shape of the brim.

    If need be, you can also rest a hat on its crown, providing you place it on a clean surface.