Helmet, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: CIVILIAN
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0181.001

MANUFACTURER: VECTOR SPORTS INC.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: 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: POLYCARBONATE SHELL; PLASTIC & UNIDENTIFIED SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; METAL

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: 28.0 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: VECTOR
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1990'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: PROTECTION AGAINST IMPACT WHILE FLYING; AUDIO COMMUNICATIONS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: cloth tag sewn inside lining reads: "WARNING/READ BEFORE EACH USE/SHELL: POLYCARBONATE/LINER: EXPANDABLE BEAD POLYSTRENE. HELMET CAN BE/SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY SOME COMMON SUBSTANCES WITHOUT/ DAMAGE BEING VISIBLE TO THE USER. MAKE NO MODIFICATIONS/ UNLESS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER./ PERFORMANCE MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY LOOSE FIT,/ FAILURE TO FASTEN STRAP SNUGLY, OR TO POSITION HELMET/ SQUARELY ON HEAD./ THIS HELMET IS NOT TO PROTECT AGAINST ROTATIONAL INJURY./ NO HELMET/ CAN PROTECT FROM ALL FORESEEABLE IMPACTS OR INJURY. ON/ IMPACT, HELMET MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE ABSORBTION OF/ ENERGY AND THE SHELL MAY CRACK OR BREAK. THE LINER MAY/ BE SEVERELY DAMAGED IN A WAY NOT VISIBLE TO THE USER. THE/ FUNCTION OF THIS HELMET IS TO BE DESTROYED AS IT ABSORBS/ ENERGY FROM THE IMPACT./ NEITHER THE MAKER NOR THE SELLER OF THIS HELMET CAN/ FORESEE OR PREDETERMINE THE NATURE OR SEVERITY OF ALL/ IMPACTS. THIS HELMET EXCEEDS FEDERAL STANDARD FMVSS218;/ EVEN SO, DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY MAY RESULT FROM IMPACTS/ AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 15 M.P.H. WHILE WEARING THIS HELMET/ MADE IN U.S.A. by VECTOR SPORTS, INC."; lettering on transparent sticker on right earphone casing reads: "COMTRONICS ENGINEERING, LTD./ 715-366-7093"; raised lettering on both earphone casings: "Bilsom".
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE SHELL; BLACK EDGING, CHIN STRAP, MICROPHONE, WIRE; EARPHONES ARE BLACK WITH GREY BAND; SILVER FASTENERS
Decoration: N/A

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VECTOR SPORTS INC., Helmet, flying, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0181, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0181.001/

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