Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6905051-20131203105732/@comment-24834324-20140426205443

Objects didn't retain their magic. The hat and Rumple's dagger didn't work until Rumple brought magic into Storybrooke. And the hat did work before the curse was broken. Regina and Jefferson used it to get the apple. And it was in her vault...

Yeah and Jeffereson's many hat's didn't work because he made them after he landed in Storybrooke. Regina had the original one. By the way, it was probably already explained, but why did Jefferson remember during the curse? I can't remember why it didn't effect him.