Lincoln's Stovepipe Hat

[RJNorton]

(02-11-2017 08:32 AM)Gene C Wrote:  This from Fox News (it's OK, it's non political.)

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5318577859001...show-clips

Was Lincoln's hat not collapsible?

"Lincoln pulled out a pair of reading glasses, secured his manuscript with a gold-headed cane, and tried to lay down his new silk hat. Schurz said, "I witnessed the remarkable scene when Lincoln, about to deliver his inaugural address, could not at once find a convenient place for his hat, and Douglas took that hat and held it like an attendant, while Lincoln was speaking."

https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lin...gural1.htm