Re: [Texascavers] Hard Hats

[jerryatkin]

The helmet that saved Blake was an Ultimate, heavy but quite sturdy and saved 
me and others from some hard knocks. I once had a carabiner fall from about 60 
ft and hit me square on the top of the helmet. Knocked me to my knees but no 
other damage other than ringing in the ears. 

Jerry Atkinson.

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Jerry Atkinson

> On Feb 8, 2020, at 12:25 PM, PRESTON FORSYTHE  wrote:
> 
> I have several authentic Coal Miner "soft hats/helmets" for mounting a 
> carbide light and minor head protection. Those are probably worn prior to 
> 1940. Now I also have my original caving helmet, black hard shell with a 
> small bill only on the front that I wore in 1960, 8th grade. A few years ago 
> a collector told me that was worth $800 bucks, which is difficult to believe.
> 
> Another prized helmet is a heavy white motorcycle cycle helmet with chin 
> strap that Ediger promoted in the Kirkwood neighborhood around 1976. Then 
> there is the lighter weight yellow helmet that probably saved Blake from more 
> serious injury in his fall. I forget what we called that helmet, but it was 
> the top helmet at the time.
> 
> Of course helmets were worn in WW1 as evident in the war flick, 1917.
> 
> Helmets off !!  I could open Mark's link.
> 
> Preston
> 
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> 
> On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 11:34 AM, Mark Minton
>  wrote:
> Ever wonder where hard hats came from? Here’s a link to a story about the 
> company that made the first hard hats after World War I, 100 years ago: 
> . Only the first few 
> paragraphs are about the history; the rest is about the company today and is 
> of less interest.
> 
>  
> 
> Mark Minton
> 
> mmin...@caver.net
> 
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Re: [Texascavers] Karst Information Portal web site is down?

[George Veni]

Diana,

Thanks for pointing this out. I was traveling which delayed me from replying. I 
contacted other members of the Karst Information Portal team and we discovered 
there was some confusion about who was responsible for registering the domain, 
which happened about 14 years ago. This problem has been solved and the 
www.karstportal.org address is reestablished. The site is maintained by our 
University of South Florida partner, and can be accessed through the 
university's url as Katie discovered, but the www.karstportal.org address is 
far more intuitive and easier to remember so we maintain that as well.

If you or anyone else has any questions, comments, or suggestions for the Karst 
Information Portal, let me know.

George 


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Or is it no longer functional?

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Re: [Texascavers] Hard Hats

[PRESTON FORSYTHE]

I have several authentic Coal Miner "soft hats/helmets" for mounting a carbide 
light and minor head protection. Those are probably worn prior to 1940. Now I 
also have my original caving helmet, black hard shell with a small bill only on 
the front that I wore in 1960, 8th grade. A few years ago a collector told me 
that was worth $800 bucks, which is difficult to believe.
Another prized helmet is a heavy white motorcycle cycle helmet with chin strap 
that Ediger promoted in the Kirkwood neighborhood around 1976. Then there is 
the lighter weight yellow helmet that probably saved Blake from more serious 
injury in his fall. I forget what we called that helmet, but it was the top 
helmet at the time.
Of course helmets were worn in WW1 as evident in the war flick, 1917.
Helmets off !!  I could open Mark's link.
Preston

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  On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 11:34 AM, Mark Minton wrote:   

Ever wonder where hard hats came from? Here’s a link to a story about the 
company that made the first hard hats after World War I, 100 years ago: 
. Only the first few 
paragraphs are about the history; the rest is about the company today and is of 
less interest.

  

Mark Minton

mmin...@caver.net
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