HELMETS & CAPS

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Mine Rescue Apparatus Hat

Unmarked

Patented Lamp Bracket on unmarked cap.

Louis Scherz Patent Lamp  Holder on Unmarked Cap

T.R Jones Patent Lamp Holder on Coal king Cap

Jos. Barta Patent lamp Holder on Penn Mfg Co. Cap

T.R. Jones Patent Lampholder on Coal King Cap

T.R. Jones Coal King Cap

Unmarked.

Style worn in Lake Superior Region Iron & Copper Mines ca. 1880-1910

Unmarked

Cool Cap made by Portable Products Corp.

Safety Brand with Louis Scherz Patent Lamp Holder

Unmarked

Turtle Shell Style

T.R. Jones Coal King Cap

Label on Cap Above

T.R. Jones Coal King Cap

T.R. Jones Coal King Cap

T.R. Jones Coal King Cap

T.R. Jones Coal King Cap

E.D. Bullard Co.

T.R. Jones  pre-Coal King Cap

Unmarked

Early E.D. Bullard Co.

E.D. Bullard Co.

Penn Mfg. Co.

German Ceremonial Miners' Hats

Duperite Brand made in Australia

Great Britain

France - All Leather

Czechoslavakia - All Leather

Great Britain

France - All Leather

Great Britain - All Leather

Miners' helmets and caps in the U.S. were initially used more for the utilitarian purpose of having a place to hold a lamp while the miner worked. They were later developed into a safety device to protect the miner.

Patent Date on Above Cap

Patent Stamping on Above Cap

Stamping on Above Cap

Stamping on Above Cap

Stamping on Above Cap

Stamping on Above Cap

Tag on Cap to Left

France - All Leather

Mine Safety Appliances Co.

Style worn in Lake Superior Region Iron & Copper Mines ca. 1880-1910

Canada Black Diamond Brand Shaft Sinker's Hat

Label on hat to left.

Mine Safety Appliances Co. w/ Fuller 1946 Patent  flip eye shield

Mine Safety Appliances Co. Wet Mine Hardhat

Canada - Unmarked

E.D. Bullard Co.

     T.R. Jones Coal King combination soft cap/hardhat

Unmarked

Germany - All leather with steel cap bracket

Germany - All leather

Germany - All leather

Great Britain

Leather Helmet - Belgium

Victor Cap Pat. Dec. 3, 1901

T.R. Jones Label

T.R. Jones Coal King Cap