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Vintage Blue Hard-Shell Racing / Motorcycle Style Helmet – Stitched Construction – Leather Interior
Offered is an unusual vintage protective helmet featuring a metallic blue rigid shell, extended front visor, and distinctive continuous stitching around the junction of the crown and lower shell.
Features:
* Rigid blue-painted shell with visible age-related wear and paint loss
* Unusual stitched construction around the circumference of the helmet
* Extended front peak with light-colored underside
* Original-style tan leather interior suspension with padded ear/side panels
* Interior canvas/webbing suspension straps
* Adjustable leather chinstrap with metal buckle
* Black rectangular marking on interior leather panel, heavily faded and unreadable
* “JACK ELLIOTT” stamped on interior leather, possibly a former owner’s name
Age and Identification:
Believed to be a mid-20th-century helmet, possibly dating from the 1940s–1960s. Its design and construction resemble early motorcycle and automobile racing helmets, although the exact manufacturer, date, and original intended use have not been confirmed.
Condition:
Vintage used condition with scratches, scuffs, chips, and finish wear to the exterior. Interior leather exhibits extensive cracking, dryness, and deterioration. Wear is present to the chinstrap, buckle, padding, and suspension materials. Please examine all photographs carefully.
Sold as a historical collectible or display piece only. Not suitable for protective use.
An interesting example of early hard-shell helmet construction, particularly notable for its stitched crown-to-brim seam and surviving leather-and-webbing interior.
Vintage Blue Hard-Shell Racing / Motorcycle Style Helmet – Stitched Construction – Leather Interior
Offered is an unusual vintage protective helmet featuring a metallic blue rigid shell, extended front visor, and distinctive continuous stitching around the junction of the crown and lower shell.
Features:
* Rigid blue-painted shell with visible age-related wear and paint loss
* Unusual stitched construction around the circumference of the helmet
* Extended front peak with light-colored underside
* Original-style tan leather interior suspension with padded ear/side panels
* Interior canvas/webbing suspension straps
* Adjustable leather chinstrap with metal buckle
* Black rectangular marking on interior leather panel, heavily faded and unreadable
* “JACK ELLIOTT” stamped on interior leather, possibly a former owner’s name
Age and Identification:
Believed to be a mid-20th-century helmet, possibly dating from the 1940s–1960s. Its design and construction resemble early motorcycle and automobile racing helmets, although the exact manufacturer, date, and original intended use have not been confirmed.
Condition:
Vintage used condition with scratches, scuffs, chips, and finish wear to the exterior. Interior leather exhibits extensive cracking, dryness, and deterioration. Wear is present to the chinstrap, buckle, padding, and suspension materials. Please examine all photographs carefully.
Sold as a historical collectible or display piece only. Not suitable for protective use.
An interesting example of early hard-shell helmet construction, particularly notable for its stitched crown-to-brim seam and surviving leather-and-webbing interior.
