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Collection Item: Air Raid Precautions Helmet
Basic info
- Collection
- Military History
- Object name
- Air raid precautions helmet
- Object category
- Armour
- Object subcategory
- Accessories worn on head
- Description
- High domed crown steel helmet with wide brim. Lace through holes in the crown hold a leather, rubber and string lining. Painted grey. Has "YORK MINSTER" painted in white at the front. No chin strap/lace, as issued. Lining is detached from the helmet.
- Production date start
- 1938
- Production date end
- 1960
- Period
- World War Two
- 1950s
Identification
- Object number
- YORCM : CA2589
- Number of objects
- 2
- ID
- 30001072
Production
- School/style
- British