Hat, Hard
Object number2016.104.5 a,b
Manufacturer
Mine Safety Appliances Company
MediumPlastic; Metal; Paint; Leather; Fabric; Canvas; Paper; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Patricia Donati
DescriptionHard hat with protective fabric head cover..DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 5.25 × 7.875 × 11.875 in. (13.3 × 20 × 30.2 cm)Height x Width (b - on form): 9 × 6.25 in. (22.9 × 15.9 cm)
Height x Width (b - flat): 9.5 × 7.375 in. (24.1 × 18.7 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Exterior proper right side has rounded rectangular sticker with text “United States Department of Labor / MSHA / Mine Safety and Health Administration”.
Exterior proper right side has red banner sticker with text “J. DAN BREEDON”.
Exterior proper right side has rectangular white sticker with text “National Mine Rescue Association / “SMOKE EATERS” / N.M.R.A.”
Interior on proper right side has white sticker with black text “IN CASE OF a mine disaster / when escape is cut off! / BARRICADE SIGNAL LISTEN / When you hear “3 SHOTS” … POUND / as HARD as possible…10 TIMES. / REST 15 minutes…Repeat this cycle. / When you hear “5 SHOTS” on the surface - / YOU ARE LOCATED, / AND HELP IS ON THE WAY. [U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines seal] / APPROVED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES / WASHINGTON, D.C.”
Marks(a)
Front of crown has raised text at center “MSA / Comfo-Cap”.
Historical NotesPart of a collection of items related to Jennings Daniel Breedon's career as a coal miner and mine inspector throughout Appalachia. Jennings Daniel Breedon was born in Richwood, West Virginia in 1927. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 into 1946. After his military service he started work at the Cherry River Coal Company as a miner from June through September of 1946. He left to attend school, but by the fall of 1947 he was back in the mines, this time at the Imperial Smokeless Coal Company, also in West Virginia. He left because of a lack of work and started work at the Johnstown Coal and Coke Company in their Nettie, West Virginia mine. There he worked his way up to a General Mine Foreman and in 1962 he left to work for the Bureau of Mines as a mine inspector. He started out inspecting mines near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, from 1962 until around 1970. Then he transferred to Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and worked for the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (became Mining Safety and Health Administration) until 1982. Then he was transferred to Kentucky for about six years. Afterwards he returned to the Monroeville area to finish out his career. Jennings Breedon is the donor Patricia Donati's father
Previous owner
Jennings Daniel Breedon
Related institution
United States Department of Labor
Related institution
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Related institution
National Mine Rescue Association
Related institution
United States Bureau of Mines
Related institution
Imperial Smokeless Coal Company
Related institution
Cherry River Coal Company
Related institution
Johnstown Coal and Coke Company
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Mine Safety Appliances Company
