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  2. Miner's cap - Wikipedia

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    It consists of a white material (linen) and served in the Middle Ages to protect the miner when descending below ground (unter Tage). Later it was replaced by the miner's hat ( Fahrhut or Schachthut ), from which the leather cap or helmet were developed and subsequently today's mining helmets .

  3. Mining lamp - Wikipedia

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    1896 Coal Mines Regulation Act - requirements on provision by mine owners, where to be used, etc. [12] 1909 Cap (helmet) lamps introduced in Scotland 1911 Prize offered for best electrical lamp 1911 Coal Mines Act made requirements for pit managers to take examinations, where can be used (including electrical), etc.

  4. Harrison County History of Coal Museum - Wikipedia

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    Miners' tools and equipment (hats, lunch buckets, safety devices) are acquired for displays. The safety device display covers the gamut from the old-fashioned birdcage - when the death of the bird meant the presence of deadly gases - to today's self-contained rescuer kits with a one-hour oxygen supply.

  5. Miner's habit - Wikipedia

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    At work, the miner of the Middle Ages in Europe wore the normal costume for his local region – pit trousers (Grubenhose), shoes and miner's jacket (Bergkittel).. Only gradually was the typical miner's uniform created by the addition of unmistakable elements of miner's apparel such as the miner's apron (Arschleder), knee pads (Kniebügel), miner's cap (Fahrhaube or Fahrkappe, later pit hat ...

  6. Carbide lamp - Wikipedia

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    After carbide lamp open flames were implicated in the 1932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster, an Illinois coal-seam methane gas explosion that killed 54 miners, [7] carbide lamp use declined in United States coal mines. They continued to be used in the coal pits of other countries, notably the Soviet Union.

  7. History of coal miners - Wikipedia

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    Coal miner in Wheelwright, Kentucky, 1946. People have worked as coal miners for centuries, but they became increasingly important during the Industrial Revolution when coal was burnt on a large scale to fuel stationary and locomotive engines and heat buildings. Owing to coal's strategic role as a primary fuel, coal miners have figured strongly ...

  8. Mooskappe - Wikipedia

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    The Mooskappe is an old, traditional miners head covering. It was intended to protect miners when working underground from the impact of small rockfalls and from hitting their heads against the gallery roof (Firste). The term is German and this type of hat was worn especially in the Harz Mountains of Germany. [1] [2]

  9. Clippety Clobbered - Wikipedia

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    After crashing into an "Acme Garment Co." truck and exiting out its back, he sees the Road Runner head into a train tunnel and follows him in. Suddenly, he sees what appears to be a train headlight coming towards him; Wile E. turns around to escape but sees that it's the Road Runner wearing a coal miner's hat.

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