Helmet, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0952.001

MANUFACTURER: GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC.
MODEL: H-4-1
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FIBREGLASS SHELL; RUBBER EDGING; FOAM PADDING; METAL FASTENERS; SYNTHETIC FABRIC & LEATHER SUSPENSION LINER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 24.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GENTEX
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LIKELY 1960'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROTECT HEAD OF AIR CREW MEMBER FROM IMPACT WHILE FLYING AIRCRAFT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: painted at back exterior: "F/L STRATHY"; lettering on adhesive tag affixed to shell interior reads: "GenTex/TRADE MARK/GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS, INC./NEW YORK/PATENT APPLIED FOR/h-4-1 MEDIUM"' adhesive tag affixed to padding inside shell reads: "RCAF/22C/5097/1732/MEDIUM"; cloth tag sewn to lining reads: "MEDIUM/GENERAL TEXTILEMILLS, INC./CARBONDALE, PA."; hand written in ink on right ear cushion: "F/L STRATHY/STAR"
Missing: NO VISOR, CHIN STRAP, COMMUNICATIONS HARNESS OR EQUIPMENT
Finish: EXTERIOR OF SHELL IS WHITE WITH RED & BLUE PAINTED GRAPHIC DESIGN & LETTERING; BLACK EDGING; SILVER FASTENERS
Decoration: 3 SUNBURST RAYS; 2 PENTAGRAM STARS; 2 BIRDS (POSSIBLY LARKS) IN FLIGHT

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GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC., Helmet, flying, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1966.0952, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0952.001/

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