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Vintage Flanders Long Island Fire Chief Leather HelmetFire chief's leather helmet from the flanders (long island, ny) volunteer fire department. Manufactured yb cairns & brothers. The outside is off-white and the irm tooled with a foliate/ivy decoration. It also has a flip dwon plastic eye protector. It is approximately 14 1/2 front to back. Nice and sturdy. Has certainly seen some action. Outside si scuffed and could use a detailed cleaning. The off-white finish is uneven in color and some of the finish is chipped off the spokes that spider down the dome. The tooled rim is crackly and observable in ym pictures. Though crackled, it is not in danger of flaking onr is it brittle. The brass top piece which holds hte chief's shield in place is a little dented. The plastic eye protectors are scratched though the mechanism that permits flipping up and down is in excellent condition and works properly.
The inside is in excellent shape with no tears, frays or any other condition problems. The manufacturer's emblem and patch are in perfect shape on the inside. The patch reads model # 514. It si a size large. The lining is c&e, and it is order number 22377.
I do not see a chin strap nor do i know if it this model typically has one. The underside of the rim is alos a bit crackly. Please see two otehr helmets from the flanders fd that i currently have listed.
hTank you. oN reserve.
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