MacGregor Football Helmet Model H620

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Helmet, football

Object Details

Description

Leather MacGregor football helmet is red with black stripes, white threading and exposed beige padding around the front edges. This is model number H620 and has the MacGregor logo stamped on the front of the helmet. This style of helmet is known as an "Iron Cross" helmet due to the intersecting stripes on the top of the crown and was popular with college and university football teams.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

E. Michael Swanton

date made

ca 1946

1946

ID Number

1977.1114.02

catalog number

1977.1114.02

accession number

1977.1114

Object Name

Helmet

helmet, football

Physical Description

leather (overall material)

metal (snap material)

Measurements

overall: 9 1/2 in x 27 3/4 in; 24.13 cm x 70.485 cm

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

web subject

Sports

name of sport

Football

level of sport

collegiate

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-dd67-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_665827