Hard Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Hard Hat

Entry/Object ID

39.21

Description

US Bio Hard Hat. Material: plastic. Size: 9" x 10 1/2" x 6 1/2 H. Description: white plastic, visored hard hat; black adjustable sizing knob on inside interior, and inside black crisscrossed ribbons form a cushion for the head; handwritten inside information refers to when this hat was issued to the attendee, "Groundbreaking Ethanol Plant 6/15/07, Janesville"; hat manufacturer's label inside with detailed information on this V-Gard protective cap as to type, class, model number of this MSA Mine Safety Appliance Company certified model.

Context

This hard hat was worn in 2007 by Rick Morris when he was a Waseca County commissioner and attended the official groundbreaking of the US Bio Ethanol Plant in Janesville.

Made/Created

Date made

2007

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Helmet, Hard Hat

Create Date

November 24, 2021

Update Date

September 29, 2026