Bullard Hard Boiled Miner’s Helmet
Bullard Hard Boiled Miner’s Helmet
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- Description (Brief)
- This Hard Boiled brand miner’s helmet was made by the E.D. Bullard Company of San Francisco, California after 1919. A leather and metal lamp bracket is mounted onto the front of the helmet that likely would have held an electric lamp. The rear of the helmet has a metal cord holder. Bullard was one of the first producers of protective hard hats, basing their original design off of the “doughboy” helmets worn by World War I soldiers. The helmet was made of canvas, glue, and black paint, and given the trademarked name “Hard Boiled” because of the steam used in the manufacturing process.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- helmet, mining
- Measurements
- overall: 5 5/8 in x 10 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 14.224 cm x 26.67 cm x 16.51 cm
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-8782C
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-8782C
- accession number
- 265669
- Credit Line
- Board of Trustees of Lafayette College
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Mining Helmets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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