Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Vintage British Wolseley Pattern Pith/Sun Helmet

In Hats > Mens Hats > Show & Tell and Military and Wartime > Show & Tell.
Recent comments45388 of 180328I can’t find one like it-how can determine it’s age and if it’s a unique collectible. Huge Vintage Pewter Stein 12 3/4" Tall
10
Love it
0
Like it

sherrilousherrilou loves this.
GianaMZGianaMZ loves this.
vcalvcal loves this.
blunderbuss2blunderbuss2 loves this.
kyratangokyratango loves this.
yougottahavestuffyougottahavestuff loves this.
jscott0363jscott0363 loves this.
NewfldNewfld loves this.
vetraio50vetraio50 loves this.
welzebubwelzebub loves this.
See 8 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 7 years ago

    vintagelamp
    (1148 items)

    Found this at a local shop. Picture #3 is my set up at home. The following was found on the internet:

    Although the use of aluminum foil had been experimented with in the late 1800s, in the middle of the 1930s the first sun helmets came into use that featured a layer of aluminum foil inside the dome as a protection against the heat. That foil became a standard in the production both of the cork, and later in the war, the more economic pressed felt version of the Wolseley helmet. Besides these “nameless” foils, a brand existed, that that can be found in military and civil helmets alike: the “Coolair Aluminex.”
    ...Stuart Bates’ book, The Wolseley Helmet in Pictures, including an experimental one with a visor. This helmet has a label printed in blue letters directly on the foil that reads. “Royal Letters Patent No 397985 7/9/33 10°-15° Cooler.

    logo
    Mens Hats
    See all
    Vtg Carhartt Union Made Sanforized Railroad Engineer Striped Work Hat Cap 40s
    Vtg Carhartt Union Made Sanforized ...
    $249
    VTG Deadstock 60s 70's Antique Redhead Canvas Cord Hunting Bucket Duck Hat Sz 7
    VTG Deadstock 60s 70's Antique Redh...
    $24
    Vintage 1940s 1950s Stetson Beaver Whippet Gray 7-1/4 Fedora Open Road Hat
    Vintage 1940s 1950s Stetson Beaver ...
    $103
    RARE VINTAGE 1930's MILLER Bros TOM MIX Montana USA Beaver GUS Cowboy Hat 7 1/2
    RARE VINTAGE 1930's MILLER Bros TOM...
    $475
    logo
    Vtg Carhartt Union Made Sanforized Railroad Engineer Striped Work Hat Cap 40s
    Vtg Carhartt Union Made Sanforized ...
    $249
    See all

    Comments

    1. Newfld Newfld, 7 years ago
      This is so cool, and I love the background about it, great post
    2. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      That is so interesting! I love it.
    3. vintagelamp vintagelamp, 7 years ago
      Newfld, Thank you!

      jscott, Thank you!
    4. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 7 years ago
      This looks like the colonial style to me rather than standard army issue.
    5. vintagelamp vintagelamp, 7 years ago
      Blunder. Yes, I am working on a few Army/Boer War ones now.

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.