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