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Sat, Jan 28, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 632

Antique leather smoke helmet and hood. London: Siebe Gorman...

Estimate: $500 - $700

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Antique leather smoke helmet and hood. London: Siebe Gorman & Co., Ltd., [ca. 1880s]. Stiff leather coal miner?s helmet with mica and aluminum viewports at front, metal vent-hole at top, leather adjusting straps and protective hood, air hoses with metal fittings and connecting ?Y? fitting, brass manufacturer?s brass plaque on forehead area. Worn, soiled, metal fixtures rusted, mica viewports cracking. Still, very good. A rare and unusual piece.