Pith Helmet and Accessories
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- Museum / Archive
- Port Burwell Marine Museum
- Museum / Archive
- Port Burwell Marine Museum
- Number of Artifacts
- 11
- Description
- A) Wooden decorative box with black metal accents. On the inside top of box, it has a picture of a young woman with the logo "The M.C. Lilley & Co. Military & Society Goods, Columbus Ohio". B)Military pith helmet. Is cream coloured on the outside with a red decorative badge in the front with a tulip like flower. Has hole at the top with metal ring around the top in order to hold different hat accessories. Has decorative metal hook at the back of helmet and side. Inside of hat is mostly brown with green outer area and maroon fabric layer that goes around the head. C) Red feather container. Cylinder shaped with removable lids at top and bottom. Holds decorative red feathers that would be placed into hat accessories and at the top of the hat. D) Red epaulette with gold twisted rope detail. Bottom has gold beaded pattern that consists of two gold beaded like stripes on either side of a floral decal which sits in the middle. Back side is navy blue. E) Matching red epaulette to D) F) Silver chin strap with chain loops at one end and decorative metal on the other end. It is attached to fabric at the bottom that is slightly detaching and falling off. G) Hat accessory, silver metal, circular shaped. Designed to look like 8 leaves with acorn details coming out of the circle in the middle . Can hold feathers to helmet. H)Hat accessory. Silver metal that has six sides that reach to a point. I)Hat accessory. Beige/ cream coloured fabric to match the helmet. J) Hat accessory. Silver metal with the image of an eagle and a flag on it. Made to hold feathers. K) Small metal bolt, possibly used to fasten different accessories to the top of helmet. Top is rusted
- Category
- Personal Artifact
- Sub-category
- PA - Clothing, Headwear
- Accession Number
- 019.12.01
- Length
- 27
- Width
- 45
- Height
- 29
- Units
- cm
- Item History
- Relation to Ralph Hurley down family tree line
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