AN AMERICAN LEATHER, WOOL AND METAL FIREMAN'S HELMET,

AN AMERICAN LEATHER, WOOL AND METAL FIREMAN'S HELMET,
PATENTED BY WILLIS C. VAJEN IN 1900,
with an applied metal plaque inscribed 'VAJEN HELMET CO./ VAJEN/ REC. U.S. PAT. OFFICE/ IMPROVED HELMET/ PATENTED/ 3449/ RICHMOND IND. USA'; on a later stand
25in. (63.5cm.) high