Helmet
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MINER'S/SAFETY
- DATE
- 1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2011.0062.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Safety Supply Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- It is a molded fibreglass helmet with leather straps and headband inside the helmet, fabric cord outside and fabric straps inside the helmet with a fabric shoelace through the fabric straps inside the helmet, front of the helmet has a metal bracket to attach the miner's lamp and on the back of the helmet a leather snap.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 31.2 cm
- Width
- 28.0 cm
- Height
- 19.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Personal gear
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Safety
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1956
- Canada
-
The helmet was manufactured by the Safety Supply Company, which operated in Canada from 1936 until 1992 when the company became known as Safety Supply Canada. By 1994 the company was no longer listed in the Canadian Trade Index. The company was listed as having manufactured a “Safe-T” line of products. Mr. John Udd is a mining engineer and the helmet was used in 1956 as part of his personal safety gear at the Hardy Mine (owned by Falconbridge Nickel) in Levack, Ont. Recently retired (2009) as the Principal Scientist-Mining with Natural Resources Canada’s Minerals and Metals Sector, Mr. Udd has worked at McGill University Faculty of Mining Engineering, Falconbridge Nickel Mines, and was the Director of the Mining and Research Laboratories of the federal government from 1984 – 1996. - Function
-
The helmet was worn by miners when working underground to help prevent and reduce the severity of head injuries. The lamp holder, located on the front of the helmet, was used to attach a miner’s lamp. - Technical
-
The helmet is typical of a molded fibreglass helmet. It is important to note that molded fibreglass is just one of the materials used for safety helmets and it is markedly different in shape and materials than a contemporary (2010) safety helmet. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's stamp: "SAFE-T-HAT/SAFETY SUPPLY COMPANY/TORONTO/MONTREAL LONDON VANCOUVER/HEDGARD/J.E. UDD[painted on the outside of helmet]."
- Missing
- Nothing missing.
- Finish
- It is a molded fibreglass helmet with leather straps and headband inside the helmet, fabric cord, strap and a fabric shoelace, a metal bracket to attach the miner's lamp and a leather snap, and metal hardware.
- Decoration
- None.
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Safety Supply Co., Helmet, circa 1956, Artifact no. 2011.0062, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0062.001/
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