Helmet
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MINER'S/SAFETY
- DATE
- 1951
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0138.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO.
- MODEL
- M-S-A COMFO CAP
- LOCATION
- East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- FIBRE GLASS, METAL, COTTON & LEATHER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.2 cm
- Width
- 19.0 cm
- Height
- 10.8 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
- MINE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- East Pittsburgh
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- USED BY DONOR UP TO 1966
- Canada
-
Used in Nova Scotia - Function
-
To protect a miner’s head during work underground - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFRS. LABEL GLUED INSIDE.1/BOTH HELMETS HAVE MSA COMFO-CAP IN RAISED LETTERS ON FRONT
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- A BLACK FIBRE GLASS CAP WITH CLOTH STRAPPING INSIDE
- Decoration
- N/A
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MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO., Helmet, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1986.0138, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0138.001/
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