Miners examining a safety helmet, at the Fairlady (Coppice Colliery) Heath Hayes

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Date:1947 - 1950 (c.)

Description:Group of miners on afternoons in working clothes carrying 'keg' or 'bucket' battery powered electric lamps. The two men in the centre are looking at a helmet, as it is thought that all of the miners pictured had just been issued with compulsory helmets. Prior to this time most miners wore flat caps (see picture).

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Portraits Mining & Quarrying Mines Men's Wear Groups 20th Century Costume

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Source: Museum of Cannock Chase

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