Helmet, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1205.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 FIBREGLASS, LEATHER, CLOTH, FOAM SPONGE, METAL, RADIO WIRES/.2 CLOTH, LEATHER, METAL, RADIO WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.3 cm
Width: 23.9 cm
Height: 23.1 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: SINCE WWII
Canada: Unknown
Function: HELMET WAS WORN AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, ALSO USED TO KEEP IN RADIO CONTACT WITH OTHER PLANES AND BASES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 AN ORANGE LABEL ON THE INSIDE OF THE HELMET BY THE LEFT EAR '[LOGO]'/ 'GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC.'/ 'NEW YORK'/ 'PATENT APPLIED FOR H-4 MEDIUM'/ THERE IS ALSO A BLUE CLOTH LABEL STITCHED ONTO THE HEADSUPPORT PRINTED IN GOLD LETTERS 'H-4 MEDIUM'/ 'GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC.' 'NEW YORK, NY, USA, PAT. R106'/ '[LOGO]'/ SCRATCHES IN PEN INTO THE LEFT EAR COVER 'LT. SLOAN SHEE'/ ON THE RIGHT EAR COVER 'SHEE'/ 'WAREHAM' WITH THAT NAME CROSSED OUT/.2 BLUE LABEL HAS BEEN STITCHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE LABEL 'INTERMEDIATE'/ 'GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC.'/ 'N.Y., N.Y., USA, PATS. PENDING'/ '[LOGO]'
Missing: From CA of 12/07/1998 by Gordon Perrault: No - complete
Finish: .1 HAS A WORN SMOOTH GOLDEN FIBREGLASS SHELL WITH A RIBBED CROWN/ RIVETED TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS A MICROPHONE ON A MOVEABLE ARM/ SEWN INTO.2 IS A PAIR OF EARPHONES
Decoration: .1 IS GOLDEN WITH A BLACK RUBBER EDGE INSIDE; IT HAS A KHAKI GREEN LINER

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GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC., Helmet, flying, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1992.1205, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1205.001/

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