Miners' uniforms

[Tal Inbar]

GREAT FIND!

From lest:

1 - Honorary miner in ceremonial uniform (instituted in 1947);
2 - mining director in everyday uniform (1947);
3 - mining general director in ceremonial uniform (1947);
4 - general director - inspector of the State mining and technical inspectorate (1947);
5 - student of mining high schools (1947)

[Tal Inbar]

1 - Minister of coal industry of the USSR in uniform instituted in 1976;
2 - mining engineer (higher official category) in uniform (1976);
3 - mining technician (junior official category) in uniform (1976);
4 - honorary miner in ceremonial uniform (1976);
5 - mining engineer (highest official category) in a winter coat (1976)

[Tal Inbar]

See http://www.rosugol.ru/eng/his/uniform.html for more.

Tal

[Tal Inbar]

Do you have a uniform like one of those?

Tal

[DougD]

I had this photo in my collection for years. I always though they were miners, but this thread confirms it.

DD

[Tal Inbar]

Very nice painting of miners uniform in this poster

[DougD]

Here is one i had and sold a few months ago; sorry that you can't see the cuffs well. It was a really sharp tunic.

DougD

[Tal Inbar]

From http://www.undertheredstar.com/coal.htm:

[Tal Inbar]

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[DougD]

Great posts Tal, thanks!