Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This canvas mining cap has a red plastic brim with a metal and cardboard lamp bracket. There is a handwritten inscription on the top of the hat that reads: Harrisburg, Pa. / January 17, 1939 / Inaguration oF / Aurthur H. James. Underneath that inscription is a variety of handwritten names: John / Ethel / Frank / Tessie / Francess / Emily. The sides of the cap have the words “JAMES/LUZERNE COUNTY” in large printed letters. A red and white sticker on the lamp bracket reads “JOHN / GAVENONIS / 127 / PIERCE ST. / PLY. PA.” The signatures on this mining cap speak to the personal connections miner’s had with their cap. A miner chose their headgear, and took it with them to work where it was worn all day and used for decades.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- John Gavenonis
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-9405
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-9405
- accession number
- 271417
- Object Name
- cap, mining soft
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 12 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 31.75 cm x 19.05 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Mining Helmets
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_871795
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e84c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
