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AEDWelding Helmet: Nuclear Experiments.
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- Lot Description
Welding Helmet: Nuclear Experiments. GE Pipeliner fiberglass welding helmet from the 1940s. The hood was engineered as heavy-duty Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). During the Manhattan Project, this type of heavy-duty welding helmet was worn by skilled laborers to safely construct massive, airtight nuclear infrastructure—such as uranium enrichment facilities and specialized stainless steel piping networks. Measures 7' x 13".
Condition
Light wear from use.
- Provenance
From the John Erwood University of Chicago Nuclear Power Collection.
Erwood was a lab assistant to Enrico Fermi (September 29, 1901-November 28, 1954). Fermi was an Italian physicist renowned for being the creator of the world's first artificial nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, and a member of the Manhattan Project.
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