Object Details
- transfer
- Division of Miltary and Society
- Description
- Oval-shaped football helmet with earflaps, a forehead guard, interior cotton padding, and side reinforcement section crossing at the top. This helmet was worn by the donor, Earl Sheeley while a member of the U.S. Army during service on the Mexican border in 1916. According to the donor the helmet was issued to the regiment teams whether from a social fund or the Quartermaster Corps. Each company was equipped to play and each had a team in competition. The donor's 16th regiment became the 112th in the 28th division later on.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1916
- associated dates
- 1982 03 30 / 1982 03 30
- 1916 / 1916
- ID Number
- CL.310958.01
- accession number
- 310958
- catalog number
- 310958.01
- Object Name
- Helmet
- helmet, football
- football helmet
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/2 in x 9 in x 8 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 22.86 cm x 21.59 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- Sports
- name of sport
- Football
- level of sport
- Amateur
- Record ID
- nmah_1066460
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-3854-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
