Hat, safety

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OBJECT TYPE: FRONT BRIM/RIBBED TOP
DATE: 1981
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0368.001

MANUFACTURER: Mine Safety Appliances Co.
MODEL: V-Guard
LOCATION: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic safety hat and interior straps. Chapeay de sécurité et courroies intérieurs en synthétique.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 27.5 cm
Width: 22.1 cm
Height: 15.5 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: Pittsburgh

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1981-2000
Canada: Given to and used by the former Curator, Energy and Natural Resources (Louise Trottier) to protect her while touring hydro-Quebec’s Hydro-Electric plants in the 1990’s. An example of a safety hat used at the facilities at that time. Offert et utilisé par l’ancienne conservatrice de l’énergie et des ressources naturelles (Louise Trottier) pour la protéger lors de la tournée des centrales hydroélectriques du Québec dans les années 1990. Un exemple de chapeau de sécurité utilisé dans les installations à l’époque.
Function: Used to protect the head of the wearer from injury due to impact, penetration, and electrical hazards. Utilisé pour protéger la tête du porteur contre les blessures dues à l’impact, la pénétration et les dangers électriques.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On manufacturer label on the inside: "V-Gard/ protective hat or cap/ adjustable head sizes 6 1/2 thru 7 3/4/ U.S. PATENT NO. DES. 3,500,474, PATENTED IN CANADA 1962./ This hat or cap complies with/ ANSI Z89.1 1981 CLASS "B"/ Safety requirements for industrial/ head protection./ MSA MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY/ PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A. 15208/ AP 189 Rev. 5/ 995974"/ On safety label on the inside: "CSA [logo]/ INDUSTRIAL/ PROTECTIVE/ HEADWEAR/ CLASS B/ CASQUE/ PROTECTEUR/ INDUSTRIEL/ CLASSE B/ CSA STANDARD Z94-1/ LABEL SERIES S13338 SÉRIE DE L'ÉTIQUETTE"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Predominantly white synthetic safety hat with a black logo on the proper front and grey straps on the inside. Chapeau de sécurité synthetique principalement blanche avec un logo noir sur le devant et des courroies grises à l’intérieur.
Decoration: N/A

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Mine Safety Appliances Co., Hat, safety, circa 1981, Artifact no. 2009.0368, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0368.001/

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