Miner’s Cap

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description (Brief)
The miner’s cap is made of canvas with a metal and cardboard lamp bracket attached to the front. The lamp bracket likely would have held an oil-wick cap lamp. The small paper label attached to the bracket reads MINING AND / METALLURGY DEPT. / LAFAYETTE COLLEGE / EASTON, PA." The National Museum of American History received many objects in its mining and metallurgy collection from Lafayette College.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Board of Trustees of Lafayette College
ID Number
AG.MHI-MN-8783
catalog number
MHI-MN-8783
accession number
265669
Object Name
cap, mining
Measurements
overall: 4 in x 6 in x 12 in; 10.16 cm x 15.24 cm x 30.48 cm
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Work
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National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_872442
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e9b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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