Sorry; I left an s off of that last link. It should be <https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/mining-lights-and-hats/helmets>.
Mark From: Mark Minton [mailto:mmin...@caver.net] Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2020 3:40 PM To: 'texascavers@texascavers.com' Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Hard Hats My first helmet was an MSA Comfo-Cap fiberglass miner’s helmet (1968). I also remember people wearing those old motorcycle helmets. No doubt good head protection but gawdawful hot, heavy and bulky. I never went that route. I did use an orange MSR plastic helmet for a while, but the narrow brim all the way around the perimeter made it too wide for tight spots. Ultimates and the similar Joe Brown helmets were good, but also too hot. Another brief description of helmet history is at <https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/mining-lights-and-hats/helmet>. Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of jerryat...@aol.com Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2020 10:54 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Hard Hats 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. Sent from my iPhone Jerry Atkinson On Feb 8, 2020, at 12:25 PM, PRESTON FORSYTHE <pns_...@bellsouth.net> 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 Sent from AT <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> &T Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 11:34 AM, Mark Minton <mmin...@caver.net> 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: <https://www.xyht.com/surveying/hard-hat-anniversary/>. 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 _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers <Untitled> _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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