Helmets

A Leather Pit Sinkers Helmet. This is an old leather pit sinker’s helmet. Made from thick rigid leather with a neck protector. Size – 20″x14″x5″ inches and 4mm in thickness. These helmets were used by pit sinkers throughout Britain in the 19th century.

A Cromwell Shaftman’s Pit Sinkers Helmet. This is a Cromwell pit sinkers or shaftman’s helmet with a small peak and a large neck protector. This helmet was found by John Munn in the old roadways connecting the Six Bells Colliery to the Vivian Colliery, Abertillery. Made from highly compressed pulp cardboard with a leather sweatband and cotton webbing interior. Size …

A Cromwell Protector Miners Helmet. A Cromwell Protector miners helmet. Made from highly compressed pulp card with a leather sweatband and cotton webbing. Size 9. The cap-lamp holder bracket is riveted to the front of the helmet.

A Leather Miners Hat. Made of thick leather. Size 12″ x 10″ x 5″ inches. This type of hat was used in the coalmines in the Belgian and French coalfields in the early to mid 1800’s.    

A Miners Helmet. A USA miners “turtle shell” helmet. Made from moulded cardboard like material and metal. This type of helmet is a Flexo Band Cool Cap but known as a “Turtle Shell” helmet. This design of helmet was first patented by Mr Albert A. Strauss in June 1933. The bracket on the front can hold a carbide or oil …

A Bathgate Miners Helmet. A Bathgate miners helmet, black coloured version. Made from highly compressed pulp card with a ribbed top, leather sweatband, cotton webbing and a metal cable clip at the back. Size 6. Made by Richard A. Bathgate, London Life Building, Derby Square, Liverpool. The manufacturers name and patent is stamped into the rim of the helmet. Used …

A Bathgate Miners Helmet. A Bathgate miners helmet, white coloured version. Made from highly compressed pulp card with a ribbed top, a leather sweatband, cotton webbing and a metal cable clip at the back. Size 6. Made by Richard A. Bathgate, London Life Building, Derby Square, Liverpool. The manufacturers name and patent is stamped into the rim of the helmet. …

A Cornish Miners Helmet. This type of helmet was originally made from a thick felt material and covered in a pine resin to harden it. The candle and ball of clay are genuine and period to the piece. Each new candle was wrapped in a ball of clay with a short length of thick copper wire, the wire was inserted …

A Vintage Leather Miners Skull Cap. This vintage UK miners skull cap has been throughout the years mistakenly described as a peaked cap, though the so-called peak is in fact a neck protector. Made from thick leather. The main image shows the front of the cap. The cap has a projecting neck protector (as seen in the image left). I …

A Huwood UK Miners Helmet. Made from compressed pulp card with leather sweatband, felt padding and thick cotton webbing. Made by Huwood of Thetford, England. Used around the 1950’s and 60’s.