Miner’s Cap

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Description (Brief):

This canvas miner’s cap was manufactured by Thomas Lloyd & Sons of Houtzdale, Pennsylvania. The cap has a leather brim with a leather and metal lamp bracket. The bracket likely held either a carbide lamp or an oil-wick cap lamp. Before head protection became mandatory in industrial workplaces, miner’s caps served as a way to mount their lamps.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mining, Work, Industry & Manufacturing, Natural Resources, Mining Helmets

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Credit Line: Thomas Lloyd and Sons

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.MHI-MN-9576ACatalog Number: MHI-MN-9576AAccession Number: 282791

Object Name: cap, mining

Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 9 in; 8.89 cm x 16.51 cm x 22.86 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e9b8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_872445

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