United Kingdom - Air Force - Military helmet - Rare World War I aviator/pilot protective helmet - 1917
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Rare World War I aviation safety helmet No. 2, manufactured by E. DAY (St Albans) for TAUTZ & Co., 1917, United Kingdom, leather, rigid, with Patent N° 17855, in very good original condition.
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Manufacturer: E. DAY (St Albans) for Tautz & Co.
Model: Aviation Safety Helmet No. 2 (Patent No. 17855)
Origin: United Kingdom (RFC - Royal Flying Corps / RAF)
Exceptional and very rare rigid leather moulded aviator helmet dating from World War I (1917). This type of safety helmet was used by British pilots and observers to protect the head in case of impact during hard landings or turbulence.
Design: Rigid bolted shell with a rounded crown in brown leather, equipped with upper lateral ventilation eyelets. Ear protection: Soft leather flaps incorporating ventilation/ear openings in perforated metal rosettes.
Markings: Original label perfectly legible inside the cap: "MANUFACTURED BY E. DAY - ST ALBANS - 1917" "N° 2 TAUTZ & Co - AVIATION SAFETY HELMET" "PATENT No. 17855"
Central logo: "SIGN OF DAY"
Condition: Very good original overall condition. The leather retains a superb patina of the era with only light superficial signs of use consistent with its age (100+ years).
Clean and complete inside with its original lining.
Museum-grade collectible piece, increasingly difficult to find in this condition with its original tag intact and dated.
Manufacturer: E. DAY (St Albans) for Tautz & Co.
Model: Aviation Safety Helmet No. 2 (Patent No. 17855)
Origin: United Kingdom (RFC - Royal Flying Corps / RAF)
Exceptional and very rare rigid leather moulded aviator helmet dating from World War I (1917). This type of safety helmet was used by British pilots and observers to protect the head in case of impact during hard landings or turbulence.
Design: Rigid bolted shell with a rounded crown in brown leather, equipped with upper lateral ventilation eyelets. Ear protection: Soft leather flaps incorporating ventilation/ear openings in perforated metal rosettes.
Markings: Original label perfectly legible inside the cap: "MANUFACTURED BY E. DAY - ST ALBANS - 1917" "N° 2 TAUTZ & Co - AVIATION SAFETY HELMET" "PATENT No. 17855"
Central logo: "SIGN OF DAY"
Condition: Very good original overall condition. The leather retains a superb patina of the era with only light superficial signs of use consistent with its age (100+ years).
Clean and complete inside with its original lining.
Museum-grade collectible piece, increasingly difficult to find in this condition with its original tag intact and dated.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Army unit
Air Force
Object title
Rare World War I aviator/pilot protective helmet
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Year of manufacture
1917
Material
Leather
Condition
Very good condition
Authenticity
Original/official
Comes with certificate of authenticity
No
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