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Combat helmet cover

Accession Number

396.2008.1

Object Name

Combat helmet cover

Created

18/11/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

18/11/2008

Brief Description

White combat helmet cover. Drawstring with white tapes.

Materials

cotton

Dimensions

27(h) x 80(circumference) cms.

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"MASON" handwritten inside. White label reads
"COVER COMBAT HELMET GS MK 6 WHITE 8415-99-132-6260 COMPTON WEBB (HEADDRESS) LTD. CT4B / 2145 NAME: NO: "

Colour

white

Maker

Compton Webb Ltd.

Object Production Place

UK

Provenance

Compton Webb were well known for making motor cycle helmets in the 1950's and from around 1960 they also started making climbing helmets. We are not 100% sure, but assume that they also made combat helmets; they certainly made the covers since that's what we have here in the collection.
Though a little 'off' now, it would have been white originally and part of a white camouflage suit designed for arctic warfare. You'll find a suit elsewhere in the collection. The suit and helmet cover both date from around 1975.

Acquisition Date

18/11/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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