![]() ![]() The Greeks created a design that has been featured in countless movies, the Greek Hoplite helmet or Corinthian helmet, which covered most of a warrior’s face and had huge cheek plates and a long nasal that left very of the face exposed.Įarlier Roman helmets were based on Celtic designs. Made with slivers of boar tusks attached to a leather base and padded with felt this helmet is actually mentioned in the description of a boar’s tusk helmet that appears in book ten of Homer’s Iliad, as Odysseus is armed for a night raid to be conducted against the Trojans. Conic helmets have been apparently represented in several Aegean cultures, such as in the Phaistos disc and Akrotiri.Īssyrian soldiers in 900 BC also wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from blunt objects, sword blows, and arrows. A form of this helmet and electric lamp combination is still worn today, with improvements in the area of battery life and weight, a change to tungsten and LED bulbs, and breakaway or segmented cords to allow the miner to be less inhibited by the battery pack.One of the earliest examples of helmets found in the archaeological registry is the boar’s tusk helmet, an incredible Mycenaean piece from the 17th century BC. ![]() Jenkins, Kentucky, 1926.Ĭarbide lamps were still used with hard protective helmets, but helmets that used electric lamps would have a cord holder to keep the cord out of the miner’s way. ![]() Rescue Team with Edison Cap Lamps & MSA Breathing Apparatus. Both MSA-manufactured helmets are represented in the mining collection in the Division of Work and Industry. In 1935 MSA registered their trademark for the Comfo-Cap and continues to produce the Skullgard and Como-Cap into the 21st century. The first safety helmet that MSA manufactured was the trademarked Skullgard Bakelite helmet designed by Jack Lewis in 1930. MSA went on to produce a variety of safety devices, including breathing apparatus, gas masks, ventilation fans, and helmets. The company’s first step was to work with Thomas Edison to develop a battery-powered lamp to avoid igniting firedamp in mines. The Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) Company was founded in 1914 in response to the mounting danger found in mines. Bullard continued to improve his father’s safety hat, patenting several inventions in 1928 including an adjustable lining to the interior of the hat, and an insulated lamp bracket. The helmet could carry a regulation bracket for a carbide lamp, and could be ordered in any size. Promotional materials touted the hat’s strength saying that a 20 pound weight dropped from a height of two feet did not break the cap, and a one pound bolt dropped forty feet did not dent the cap. The helmet was made of canvas, glue, and black paint, and given the trademarked name “Hard Boiled” because of the steam used in the manufacturing process. Bullard of San Francisco, California developed the first hard hat, basing it on the Doughboy helmet he wore as a soldier in World War I. ![]() Prior to the 1920s, miners wore a soft cap made of cloth or canvas with a leather brim and lamp bracket to hold their light. Miners wearing safety hats and Edison lamps preparing to enter mine. ![]()
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