Belt, Safety

Object Name:

Belt, Safety

Object ID:

2009.033.01

Date:

1969

Description:

Telephone technician's body belt with safety strap, for working on poles and ladders. Used by James L. Dimick of Concord, NH, from 1969 until his retirement in 2003. Body belt of heavy-duty olive-colored cotton webbing with leather lining. Steel buckles and clips. Copper rivets. Large steel ring ("dee" ring) on each side. Safety strap of heavy cotton webbing, clipped to rings. Five leather loops on outside of belt, for holding tools. One loop has brass plate stamped "SAFETY STRAP MAY / BE USED ON / ONE DEE RING". Leather thong with steel wire for holding electrical tape. Attached canvas accessory pouch containing piece of black plastic sheeting to protect cut cables in wet weather, copper drop wire clamp, steel drop wire clamp, bonding clamp, three drive rings, drive hook, four small wire connectors, plastic wire terminal, and coil of cross wire.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Leather
Metal
Steel
Brass

Dimensions:

H-4.5 L-48 inches

Provenance:

James L. Dimick was born in Concord, NH, in 1946. His family lived on Cypress Street. Jim was a telephone technician for New England Telephone Company in Concord, 1969-1983, and then for AT&T in Concord until 1986. He worked in Laconia from 1986 to 2003, first for NYNEX, then Bell Atlantic, then Verizon.

Credit Line:

Gift of James L. Dimick

People:

Dimick, James L. (1946- )

Subjects:

Telephone companies, Telephone lines, Telephone poles, Telephones