Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2009.55.001AB
Accession#:
2009.55
Credit Line:
Donated by Jim Shook.
Object Name:
Hat, Hard
Title:
Miner's Helmet with Carbide Lamp
Year Range from:
1925
Year Range to:
1935
Description:
Black canvas hard hat with carbide lamp.
A — Black canvas hardhat with a forward and rear facing brim. Attached to the forward brim is a metal and cardboard bracket designed to hold a carbide lamp. On the front of the bracket the following is stamped in the cardboard: "SAFETY / PAT'D DEC 1 1925 / No 1,563,931." On the proper left side is a metal tag inserted through a forward vent hole. The tag, in the shape of a football, has been painted white with the following printed in green lettering: " HARD BOILED BULLARD SAFETY CLUB."
B — Carbide Lamp
Lamp is made from brass. The body has two parts. At top is a water reservoir . It has a flip top lid on the top rear. At rear is a brass hook. At front is a reflector pan with a gas nozzle at center and a striker at lower proper right. On top is etched the following: "MADE IN USA PAT. PENDING / Streamlined / JUSTRITE.
Bottom section of the body is a circular reservoir to hold powdered carbide. Remains of a rubber gasket are in the reservoir.
A — Black canvas hardhat with a forward and rear facing brim. Attached to the forward brim is a metal and cardboard bracket designed to hold a carbide lamp. On the front of the bracket the following is stamped in the cardboard: "SAFETY / PAT'D DEC 1 1925 / No 1,563,931." On the proper left side is a metal tag inserted through a forward vent hole. The tag, in the shape of a football, has been painted white with the following printed in green lettering: " HARD BOILED BULLARD SAFETY CLUB."
B — Carbide Lamp
Lamp is made from brass. The body has two parts. At top is a water reservoir . It has a flip top lid on the top rear. At rear is a brass hook. At front is a reflector pan with a gas nozzle at center and a striker at lower proper right. On top is etched the following: "MADE IN USA PAT. PENDING / Streamlined / JUSTRITE.
Bottom section of the body is a circular reservoir to hold powdered carbide. Remains of a rubber gasket are in the reservoir.
Notes:
Made by the E.D. Bullard Company this hardhat made from steamed canvas, glue and black paint , shows a resemblance to the WWI doughboy helmet which was its inspiration. Bullard still makes hardhats to this day.
In the United States, the E.D. Bullard Company was a mining equipment firm in California, created by Edward Dickinson Bullard in 1898, who was in the industrial safety business for 20 years. The company sold protective hats, but they were only made of leather. His son, E. W. Bullard, arrived home from World War I with a steel helmet, which provided him with an idea to improve industrial safety. In 1919 Bullard patented a "Hard—Boiled Hat", made of steamed canvas, glue and black paint. That same year the U.S. Navy commissioned Bullard to create a shipyard protective cap, which began the widespread use of hard hats. Not long after, Bullard developed an internal suspension that would provide a more effective hat. These early designs bore a resemblance to the military M1917 "Brodie" helmet, which served as their inspiration.
In the United States, the E.D. Bullard Company was a mining equipment firm in California, created by Edward Dickinson Bullard in 1898, who was in the industrial safety business for 20 years. The company sold protective hats, but they were only made of leather. His son, E. W. Bullard, arrived home from World War I with a steel helmet, which provided him with an idea to improve industrial safety. In 1919 Bullard patented a "Hard—Boiled Hat", made of steamed canvas, glue and black paint. That same year the U.S. Navy commissioned Bullard to create a shipyard protective cap, which began the widespread use of hard hats. Not long after, Bullard developed an internal suspension that would provide a more effective hat. These early designs bore a resemblance to the military M1917 "Brodie" helmet, which served as their inspiration.
People:
Shook, James
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Canvas Hard Hat with Carbide Lamp
Hard Boiled Canvas Hardhat with Carbide Lamp
Canvas Hard Hat with Carbide Lamp
Hard Boiled Canvas Hardhat with Carbide Lamp