Leather Helmet History...

[drparasite]

If you REALLY want to know everything about Leather Helments, Go dig up Henry Gratacamp. Mr. Gratacamp invented the Leather Helment, back around 1860, in New York. He was a Tailor by trade, and a Volunteer fireman in Manhattan. No, Rick, I wasn't there......

well, he might not have been there when it was first made, but rumor is that he was one of the first recipients of the leather helmets......

[hwoods]

Well..........

If you REALLY want to know everything about Leather Helments, Go dig up Henry Gratacamp. Mr. Gratacamp invented the Leather Helment, back around 1860, in New York. He was a Tailor by trade, and a Volunteer fireman in Manhattan. No, Rick, I wasn't there......

[RspctFrmCalgary]

The nickel is in the pocket of my inside pair of bunker pants.

But is it a CANADIAN nickel???!!!!

[Ryane1]

I typed "leather fire helmet history" into google and this is what I got:

http://www.oceancityfools.com/text/helmet_history.html

http://www.msafire.com/cairns_history.html

http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist/helmet.html

[fireman4949]

The nickel is in the pocket of my inside pair of bunker pants.

Being held in securely by your two hoods, no doubt.

[MarcusKspn]

The nickel is in the pocket of my inside pair of bunker pants.

[fireman4949]

where do I get one of those?

Thefirestore.com

[adam18]

where do I get one of those?

[fireman4949]

Where's my nickel?

[MarcusKspn]

A shiny nickel to the first person that reposts that picture of the beaver-helmet!

[NYSmokey]

To show the craftmanship of the helmet maker

[backsteprescue]

Why do firefighters wear suspenders?


To keep their pants from falling down.



But honestly, I would say what Kiwi said.

[FlyingKiwi]

They look pretty.

[dfylstra]

Alright, I was asked the other day about the significance of the raised ornamental decorations on the brim of the helmet. I thought I was versed in the history of the leather helmet, and at the very minimum thought I knew where I could get the answer to this question but I was stumped.

So, I pose the question, what is the significance of the raised ornamental decorations on the brim of the helmet?