Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2011.12.005
Accession#:
2011.12
Credit Line:
Donated by Jim and Mary Lou King.
Object Name:
Hat, Hard
Title:
B.F. McDonald Aluminum Hard Hat
Year Range from:
1920
Year Range to:
1960
Description:
Oval shaped, aluminum hard hat, painted red. Interior has 6 point suspension system. Used by BF McDonald Co. Cloth 6—point suspension system attached to metal hat using metal clips. Etched into the bottom side of the hat's brim are two inscriptions. One reads: "B F McDONALD CO \ LOS ANGELES \ C7 L". The other reads: "U S PATENTS \ 2,177,145 2,248,366 \ 2,415,214 D118,432". One is located at the front of the hat, the other at the back.
People:
King, Jim
King, Mary Lou
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