Helmet

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OBJECT TYPE: racing
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2015.0054.001

MANUFACTURER: Aviakit
MODEL: Trackstar
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Silver grey helmet appears to be constructed of synthetic over wood core; lined with green rigid foam and natural cork; black leather, black and light brown canvas (?), light brown chamois (?) interior harness, neck covering and chin strap fitted with silver metal snaps and black synthetic fittings.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.2 cm
Width: 19.6 cm
Height: 14.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Aviakit
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used from the late 1960s to late 1980s.
Canada: Unknown
Function: To protect wearer's head from injury due to impact.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed on label sewn to interior harness: " "Yours for years"/ TRACKSTAR/ LOW CROWN RACING HELMET/ An/ AVIAKIT/ PRODUCT/ A.C.U/ &/ B.S.I/ APPROVED/ [logo]/ TRADE MARK/ [logo] B S/ 2001/ BRITISH MADE". Printed on small tag fixed to larger label: "7 1/8".
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Silver grey helmet appears to be constructed of synthetic over wood core; lined with green rigid foam and natural cork; black leather, black and light brown canvas (?), light brown chamois (?) interior harness, neck covering and chin strap fitted with silver metal snaps and black synthetic fittings.
Decoration: N/A

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Aviakit, Helmet, circa 1960–1969, Artifact no. 2015.0054, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2015.0054.001/

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