Protection and Practicality

Protection for Work and Sport


 
Miner's helmet, lamp and battery pack, 1930-1950
By the 1930s, electric lamps were commonly used. The lamp was attached to a heavy battery pack carried on the minor's belt.
CMC F-4035; CMC F-4036


 
Coalminers, Nova Scotia, ca. 1912
National Archives of Canada, PA-38662

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