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Helmet , Ice Hockey

Object number2024.54.2

Manufacturer Bauer Hockey, LLC

Date2012

MediumPlastic; Foam; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Canvas; Fabric tape

Credit LineGift of Kelsey DiClaudio

DescriptionIce sled hockey helmet, size Small. White plastic helmet. White flexible plastic ear straps connect with off-white webbed canvas chinstrap with white plastic slide; proper right ear strap is partially missing; chinstrap is connected to the proper left ear strap and the loose end has been modified with off-white fabric tape to form a loop that connects to proper right partial ear strap. Helmet interior has black and yellow padding with maker's marks and maker/product stickers. Front, left, and right sides of helmet have maker name. Left and right sides have red, white, and blue team sticker. Back has partial maker sticker with overlapping stickers and stickers below including player number.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 10.5 x 7.375 x 10 in. (26.7 x 18.7 x 25.4 cm)
InscriptionsLeft and right sides of helmet has red, white, and blue sticker with text "USA".

Back of helmet has applied stickers, some of which have text, clockwise from viewer's top left:
Black text "In Loving Memory / Ginger";
Purple text "v";
Black text "KEMPKA / 87";
Red and black text "11";
Black text "...Y HELMET / ...RTIFIE", this sticker is largely obscured by American flag sticker.
MarksFront, left, and right sides have text "Bauer"; front and proper right sides are black and silver, and the proper left side is black and pink.

Inside helmet has black and yellow text at center of crown "SUSPEND-TECH" and at back center "Bauer".

Inside helmet has black text at center of left and right sides "PORON / RD".

Inside helmet has black sticker in front proper right corner with white text "Bauer / MODEL / ... / RE-AKT / SIZE... / 6 1/2 - 7 1/8 S/P 52-57cm".

Inside helmet has black sticker in front proper left corner with white and black text "Covered by the / following patent / U.S. Patent No.: 6,202,223 / PRODUCTION DATE/LOT: / 08 08 2012-002 / bauer.com".
Historical NotesEquipment used by Kelsey DiClaudio while playing sled hockey for Team USA. Helmet used in 2020.

Previous owner Kelsey DiClaudio (born 1997)

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