Ever wonder how the Mad Hatter got his name? Here's a brief history of making the dangerous top hats

Ravens, writing-desks, and the oldest collector of top hats in the world.
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Nikolay Nikolov
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Ever wonder how the Mad Hatter got his name? Here's a brief history of making the dangerous top hats
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Ever wonder where the term "as mad as a hatter" comes from? It's a quirky little piece of history that the famous Alice in Wonderland character is based off of.

We traced the history of hat making and met with the oldest collector of top hats in the world.

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Nikolay Nikolov

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