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Re: What is this thing?
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Tue, 5 Apr 2005 03:26:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Clark Stephens wrote:
In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Dave Schuler wrote:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=45036&item=7505597043&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW#ebayphotohosting
Any guesses?>

A industrial machine to shape the crowns of hats using steam.

Here's a brief job description of the person running one of these:
http://www.careerplanner.com/DOT-Job-Descriptions/HAT-BLOCKER.cfm

The holes allow for steam to come through and soften the hats. The dual mounts
allow one hat to soften while the other is being worked.

HTH,
Clark

It does--thanks!

"PARIS HOT-HEAD TANDEM HEAD HAT BLOCKER"

I was able to parse exactly 0% of that.  Well, maybe the individual words sort
of made sense, but all in a row like that, I was totally lost.

Thanks again.  Now if I need to steam some hats, I know where to go.

Dave!



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(...) I parsed it just fine. However I didn't get the meaning Clark did, what I got had something to do with Paris Hilton. So, fine, but incorrect. (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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(...) A industrial machine to shape the crowns of hats using steam. Here's a brief job description of the person running one of these: (URL) holes allow for steam to come through and soften the hats. The dual mounts allow one hat to soften while the (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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