Helmet
Object number2016.60.1
Manufacturer
FibreMetal
Date1960-1969
OriginChester, PA
MediumPlastic/Leather/Fabric/Elastic/Paper/Ink/Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Stanley Louis Gorski
DescriptionGray plastic police riot helmet. Oblong dome with sloped flat brim. Four adhesive decals adhered to exterior of helmet. Interior has plastic suspension unit with a brown leather sweatband. Chin strap is gray striped elastic fabric with gray plastic adjustable slide at center.Dimensions6 x 10.625 x 12.25 in. (15.2 x 27 x 31.1 cm)InscriptionsThree adhesive decals adhered to exterior of helmet have black text on white background: top decal on front "PITTSBURGH", bottom decal on front "POLICE", and decal on back "POLICE".
Handwritten name in red ink on two arms of the suspension unit "DREIBHOLD".
MarksRaised text on underside of brim at back "SuperLectric / R / FIBREMETAL / CHESTER, PA. / U. S. A."
Raised text around center of suspension unit: left of center "FIBREMETAL / MADE IN U. S. A.", above center "FRONT", right of center "PAT. NO. 3026523 / PAT. NO. 2710965 / PAT. NO. 2763863 / OTHER PAT. PEND."
Historical NotesPart of a collection documenting the Pittsburgh Police that were all collected by the donor Stanley Louis Gorski's father, Stanley Gorski. Stanley Gorski was a Pittsburgh Police Inspector who was on the force from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Collector
Stanley Gorski
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