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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 07:42:12 JST kaia
   there are only three companies in the world making traditional foldable top hats, so called opera hats or chapeau claque. Aleisa in south-west Germany is one, run by a 40-ish dude who is the last master of this trade.
   
   it's the only company that still does shellac-soaked fabric for the outer rim. the whole hat takes 150 manual steps. customers included Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower and King Charles. only 1500 hats are made each year.
   
   a hat costs 400EUR and takes 2-4 weeks to make.
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     diesch (diesch@loma.ml)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 08:24:51 JST diesch

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     @kaia Deren Webseite ist auch handgemacht: aleisa.de/
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     Mischa (mischa@literatur.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 17:37:27 JST Mischa

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     @kaia ... so I need to look into my chapeau claque to see who made it :)

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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 17:38:16 JST kaia

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     • Mischa
     @mischa please check and report back! if you bought it used, it's maybe Tremel.
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     Mischa (mischa@literatur.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 20:56:05 JST Mischa

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     @kaia I got it from a friend who inherited it from her greatuncle so it's pretty old and seems to be a Druckfrei

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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 20:58:05 JST kaia

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     @mischa
     I think that's K. Schrempf from Pforzheim with said Druckfrei brand.
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     Mischa (mischa@literatur.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 21:15:30 JST Mischa

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     @kaia thank you - I didnt know this :)

     I just thought Druckfrei could be an interesting brand name especially when taking into consideration that both me and the friend are writers ;-)

     (and while Druckfrei in a hat probably simply means "pressure free", it reminds of "Druckfreigabe" meaning "print release" or "print approval")

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