Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This plastic Comfo-Cap brand miner’s helmet was manufactured by the Mine Safety Appliance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 20th century. The MSA Company first registered their trademark for the Comfo-Cap in 1935 and continues to produce the helmet into the 21st century. The front of the helmet has a bracket for either a carbide mining lamp or electric lamp. This mining helmet has a low profile to avoid bumps, hard plastic to absorb impact, and its flat front served as an excellent mount for mining lights.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mine Safety Appliances Company
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-8097C
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-8097C
- accession number
- 240639
- Object Name
- hat, miner's
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Mining Helmets
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_871937
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-d551-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
