Helmet, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0589.001

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 WITH RUBBER EDGING & FOAM CUSHIONING; SYNTHETIC FABRIC LINER; LEATHER PADDING; METAL FASTENERS; PLASTIC VISOR WITH STEEL CONNECTORS

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 26.0 cm
Height: 25.0 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: COMMONLY USED 1960'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: PROTECT HEAD & EYES OF MILITARY JET AIR CREW FROM IMPACT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: cloth tag on liner reads: "H-4-1 MEDIUM/GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC./NEW YORK, N.Y. U.S.A. PAT. PNDG./GENTEX/TRADE MARK"; paper adhesive tag affixed to inside padding reads: "RCAF/22C/5097/1732/Medium"; paper adhesive tag affixed to inside shell reads: "GenTex/GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS, INC./NEW YORK, N.Y., U.S.A./PATENT APPLIED FOR/H-4-1 MEDIUM"; stenciled in paint on exterior shell atback: "F/L BELUAL[sic.]"; hand written in ink on ear cushion: "F/L BELVAL/423"
Missing: NO CHIN STRAP OR COMMUNICATIONS HARNESS & EQUIPMENT
Finish: WHITE EXTERIOR WITH RED & WHITE GRAPHIC DESIGN; BLACK EDGING; GREEN STRAPS; BLACK TRANSPARENT VISOR WITH SILVER CONNECTING MECHANISM
Decoration: DESIGN PAINTED ON EXTERIOR TOP FRONT: MAPLE LEAF, ENCIRCLED, SURROUNDED BY SUNBURST PATTERN

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GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC., Helmet, flying, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1994.0589, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0589.001/

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