A professional who blocks cleaned hats to specified size and shape. Respnsibilities include:

• Selects wooden hat block according to size and shape of hat.
• Mounts hat on block and holds block over steamer to soften material.
• Pulls hat down over block to shape crown.
• Places hat on form of hat-ironing machine.
• Depresses pedal to engage automatic hat-ironing machine.
• Brushes crown with melted wax to ensure retention of shape during further processing.
• Removes hat from block and applies sizing to brim with sponge.
• Inserts hat in hollow, wooden brim form.
• Steams or wets brim and places under heated sandbag to press and shape brim.
• Rubs or brushes hat to smooth nap.
• Applies cleaning solvent with brush or sponge to remove spots.
• May insert finished hats in paper bags.
• May wait on patrons and collect payment.
• May be designated according to part of hat blocked as Brim Blocker; Crown Blocker; or according to machine operated as Crown-Ironer Operator.