Miner’s Helmet
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This Bakelite miner’s helmet was made during the first half of the 20th century. He helmet has a t-shaped leather lamp bracket attached to the front. The bracket likely held either an oil-wick lamp or a carbide lamp. The interior of the helmet consists of a leather headband connected to eight suspension straps. There is a paper label on the helmet that reads "Gift of F.B. Davenport 90 / June 7 1951 / MINING & METALLURGY DEPT. / LAFAYETTE COLLEGE. Easton, PA." The National Museum of American History received many objects in its mining and metallurgy collection from Lafayette College.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Work
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Natural Resources
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content: Mining Helmets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Board of Trustees of Lafayette College
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-8782A
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-8782A
label: accession number
content: 265669
objectType: label: Object Name
content: helmet, mining
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 13/16 in x 11 1/2 in x 7 11/16 in; 14.732 cm x 29.21 cm x 19.558 cm