There's a great blog post on making a hat mount from pool noodles here
<https://collectionsconversations.wordpress.com/tag/hat-mounts/>.
Alternatively, you can create an armature out of chicken wire or a mount of
ethafoam blocks and cover it with soft cloth filled with tissue padding.
I'd love to hear any of the conservators on this list weigh in on the pool
noodle material.

Lissa Kramer
Issaquah History Museums

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Kim Hanninen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> There are also places where you can purchase props for hats that are
> archival in nature.  Check out Gaylord.com for their display items.  Not
> inexpensive, but they are a long term solution.
>
> Best of luck.
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> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Elizabeth Walton <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Look at retail hat displays. You can customize them with batting, washed
>> tube or other materials typically used for altering mannequins.
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