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The Original Factory

In 1914, the brothers built a factory building next door to the original Shudde homestead on Trinity.  The factory was in continuous operation at that location until June 30, 2007.

Neal Shudde, 3rd generation hatter

Factory Photo Album (100KB+ jpg's)
See some of the equipment used in renovating hats.

Sounds from the factory
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wave2.gif (260 bytes)Neal Shudde describes how a hat is made
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wave2.gif (260 bytes)Shudde Bros helps to save the show after the Houston flood (248KB wav)


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