Football Helmet

Description:

Leather football helmet once painted silver but now worn and faded. Protective ear flaps on each side with a cotton lining and the Rawlings trademark on the bottom of the protective neck flap.

Date Made: ca 1920

Maker: Rawlings

Location: Currently not on view

Name Of Sport Or Game: FootballWeb Subject: Sports

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0128.03Accession Number: 1982.0128Catalog Number: 1982.0128.03

Object Name: Helmetfootball helmethelmet, football

Physical Description: cotton (lining material)paint (overall material)leather (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 in x 6 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 22.86 cm x 16.51 cm x 21.59 cm x 21.59 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-dd64-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_665824

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