Show Porters Porters' Hats Hate Made to Withstand Hard Wear How would you like to work In to a ft ahat ahat hat weighing ten pounds and ancl studded all over oler with knobby headed brass nails nulls This Tills Is the time headgear worn by hy fish porters it was not chosen hosen merely for Us its natty ap a. A fish porter carries carrll's er e everything on his head some of ot them think nothing of ot ofa ota a load lond of a n couple of ot hundredweight of fish boxes bolts To withstand these weights the fish porter wants a strong hat and he be si-es si that he gets It It All of them come from one little shop hop than two hundred and fifty years old which stands In the market Every ery hat Is made to measure on a special block and to complete one means a couple of days' days hard work for forthe forthe forthe the maker Three la layers of stout leather are sewn together by hy hand with the strongest thread Then to tomake tomake tomake make assurance doubly sure about half halt a n pound of ot brass nails and anel rivets are lire used London Tit |