Helmet
- Object Name:
- Helmet
- Object ID:
- 1996.028.34
- Place of Origin:
- Germany
- Date:
- circa 1915
- Description:
- Helmet, military. Prussian, World War I. Pickelhaube made of hardened black leather and metal fastenings. Short, sharply angled visor on front, with similar flap on back. Top is rounded, with metal plate holding conical spike. Prussian Eagle is affixed to front. Interior is softer brown leather, with "Given to / C. Lane Goss / Lib. Loan work / 1918 / World War" written in ink.
- Material:
- Leather
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-8.5 W-6.75 L-9.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Given to Charles Lane Goss (1903-1995) in 1918 for his Liberty Loan work. From the Demeritt / Goss House in Madbury, NH, containing items from the Demeritt, Goss, and Woodworth families.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Lane W. Goss and Georgia Goss Drew
- People:
- Goss, Charles L. (1903-1995)
- Subjects:
- World War I, Helmets, Liberty loans
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