Sujet

An engraving depicting the manufacturing of beaver hats: 'felting' the body of the hats in the 'kettle'. Mercury was used during the manufacture, and many hatters suffered from the uncontrollable shaking typical of mercury poisoning. Dated 19th century

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Photographe : World History Archive, World History Archive

Date

02 oct. 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Alamy/World History Archive, World History Archive

Notre référence

LMY25T02_RJGY7P

Utilisation

uniquement en France

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,0Mo (2,1Mo) / 39,8cm x 37,8cm / 4703 x 4459 (300dpi)

Mots clés

19th century animal animal fur archival archive beaver beaver hat beaver hats engraved engraving fabric fashion felt felting fur hat hats historical history illustrated illustration manufacturing mens fashion mercury mercury poisoning poison production scotland scottish shaking shaky textile textiles wool