Object Details
user
San Francisco 49ers
maker
Riddell
Description
Football helmet used by a member of the San Francisco 49ers football team is gold with a red and white stripe down the center. "SF" is in white inside a red circle on each side of the helmet. There is a gray, plastic coated metal face cage attached to the front of the helmet and a white plastic chin strap which attaches with a snap on each side of the helmet. The interior of the helmet has white, plastic foam inserts on the top and sides and there is a black nylon fabric covering over the plastic to cushion the head. This is the Ridell Speedflex helmet made "with fully integrated components and innovations for peak athlete performance and state-of-the-art protection. Backed by extensive research, including our 2+ million data points of on-field impacts, the SpeedFlex introduces many technical features that are new to the field," according to the Ridell website.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
2016
ID Number
2017.3169.01
nonaccession number
2017.3169
catalog number
2017.3169.01
Object Name
helmet, football
football helmet
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 10 1/2 in x 8 in x 13 in; 26.67 cm x 20.32 cm x 33.02 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport
Football
level of sport
Professional
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1867704