Therapeutics
1914-1918
Helmet, steel, leather straps, probably used by member of French Red Cross, 1914 - 1918.
Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
1949-1968
"National Health Service Reserve" civil defence helmet, white-painted, formerly used by Farnborough Hospital staff, English, 1939-1945
Protective Clothing
1839
First closed diving helmet and breastplate, as developed by Augustus Siebe, England, 1839, from an earlier design by from an design by George Edwards. For use with closed diving dress, based on suggestions by John Deane.
Railway Uniform & Costume
1886
Fireman's helmet, North Eastern Railway, leather and brass, used by the Fire Brigade formed on the 22nd September 1886 at West Hartlepool. '6 1/2' written inside. Overall: 225 mm x 180 mm x 310 mm.
1948
Helmet, British Railways, Fire Brigade. Firemen c.1948, ceremonial use only.
Coal Mining
Helmet, part of rescue apparatus for use in coal mining.
Local History
1939-1945
1916 Pattern shrapnel helmet, as issued to Civil Defence volunteers during WW2.
1916 pattern shrapnel helmet, ARP issue.
Electricity Supply
Helmet worn with National Grid high-voltage linesman's 'live line working' boiler suit, sometimes called a 'hot suit'. The garment acts as a personal Faraday cage, permitting safe working next to live conductors and strong electromagnetic fields.
1912
Railway uniform helmet, Great Western Railway, Fireman, Brass, 1912.
Helmet, GWR, Fireman, Brass, 1912
Miner's helmet, pressed fibre, Old Boston Training Centre.
c. 1999
Helmet, British Transport Police, made by Columbus, Cheltenham, issued to British Transport Police Officer Sergeant Kevin Gordon, c. 1999.
Coal miner's compressed paper helmet ('hard hat') about 1950
Helmet, British Transport Commission, Police Constable
Helmet, British Transport Commission, Police Constable, c.1960
1930-1960
Coal miner's helmet, made by Thetford Moulded Products Limited.
Road Transport
Adult cycling helmet, Rudy brand 'Zuma' model. This helmet was used from 2009-2011 at the National Cycling Centre (Velodrome). This model of helmet was suitable for hire at the Velodrome because it is particularly easy to adjust via a large red dial at the rear, and has a shape to fit most heads.
Orthopaedics
Protective helmet worn by four-limb deficient thalidomide affected children whilst wearing lower limb prostheses, whilst learning to walk.
Fireman's Helmet, GWR, Brass, Fireman, 1912
Child cycling helmet, Limar brand 515 Superlight model. This helmet was used 2011-2013 at the National Cycling Centre.
Helmet, British Transport Police, Police Constable, c.1967
1935
Helmet, London & North Eastern Railway, Police Constable, c.1935.
1940
A 1916 pattern shrapnel helmet as issued during World War Two.
1986
Safety helmet, blue plastic, as used by TML workers, 'Super V-Gard 11', supplied by MSL, England, 1986.
Helmet, North Eastern Railway, Fireman.
Aeronautics
Leather flying helmet, silk lined, with ear flaps and folding peak
1959
B. F. Goodrich gold coloured flying helmet, 1959.
C.1910
Helmet and breathing mask, mines rescue. C.1910. glass; metal; leather; Smoke helmet used during mine rescue work.
Standard military World War II steel helmet issued to Great Western Railway Air Raid Precaution personnel (ARP's), lettered "GWR" recovered from British Rail Engineering Ltd. Swindon
Firefighting
Fireman's smoke helmet
Mining & Ore Dressing
One of five patterns of miner's safety helmets, ex Kibblesworth 'Mk.1, Safety Helmet', 1950's. (All N. East pits.)
1958
Taylor partial pressure flying helmet type E.P, made by Baxter, Woodhouse & Taylor in 1958. The helmet features an inflatable bag, used to equalize the pressure outside the skull to that within it and thus offset the effects of a 'red out'; caused by blood rushing to the head during negative G manoeuvres.
