About Virginia City HatMaker

We are located in the small town of Virginia City, Nevada, an historic mining town which dates back to the 1870's. It was one day the richest place in all the United States, a fortune coming from the silver mining. It is today a historical landmark that has kept its look of a typical Old West town. 

Virginia City is a popular tourist destination because of the beautiful scenic drive to the town (only about 30 minutes from Reno and very popular with motorcycle riders), the fun attractions, the food, the train ride, and one of the few places in the country where you can watch craftsmen build you a custom beaver felt hat, totally by hand.

Pascal and Bill, the two Viriginia City hat makers, have been making custom, hand made beaver felt hats at this historic location for several years now. We are careful to keep on with the old traditional techniques of hat making. This provides the two criteria our customers always look for: authenticity and quality.

Today, we find ourselves in a very pleasant bind. Our customers are demanding higher quality material, and more hats....In a world where everything is imported and mass produced, people are in search of unique and handcrafted products. They want to see Made in USA on the label!   And we Deliver!

Stop by our shop which is located in Pioneer Emporium in Virginia City, or order a custom hat on our website and know that the your hat will be made at the table you see right here in this photo.  That's our "factory" folks!  When WE say "hand made", you can be assured it is truly 100% HAND made.