Miner’s Cap

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Object Details

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

Credit Line

Thomas Lloyd and Sons

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-9576B

catalog number

MHI-MN-9576B

accession number

282791

Object Name

cap, mining

Measurements

overall: 3 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 24.13 cm x 24.13 cm

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Work and Industry: Mining

Work

Industry & Manufacturing

Natural Resources

Mining Helmets

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e9b9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_872446