Luton Straw Hat Dye

Contributed by BBC Three Counties Radio

Added by Mrs Patricia Crick, Caddington, Bedfordshire.

A bottle of Luton Straw Hat Dye - a powerful dye used for dyeing women's straw hats. Especially useful during times of poverty when a hat could
be transformed simply by dyeing it an alternative colour.

Instructions: Apply carefully and evenly with a soft brush. When dyeing the hat, commence under the brim and then start at the crown and work around and down.

Made by Whitaker & Co. Ltd, Kendal, Cumbria, for the Luton hat trade.

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