joerookery
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I should be able to see but cannot -- is that filz with a lacquer applied to the outside?
An Interesting FRANKINSTEIN!!!
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I should be able to see but cannot -- is that filz with a lacquer applied to the outside?
joerookery
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How about a couple close-ups on the inside? Is it leather or felt?
OK, I am going to state the obvious...that helmet plate does not belong on this piece. The plate holes have been enlarged and the plate itself is way too large. Second, is the liner dyed black on both sides? It should not be. One side dyed the other left natural. The liner looks too new to me and I do not see any stitch holes where the 2 ends of the liner overlap. These were always stitched together. Third, I am nervous about the visors themselves. The underside shots show a roughness to the leather...they should be smooth ie the hair side of the hide. Remember the rough flesh side is always on the outside on helmets so that all the little fibres collect and hold the shellac finish tight to the shell. If you sprayed shellac on the smooth hair side it would run off. I would also pull the liner tounges out and look at the stitching of the visors to the edge of the shell. There should be no abnormalities. These were machine stitched all in one pass of the machine. Third, I am suspicious of the visor trim. The side split pins look too small to me and I see the cut ends of the visor trim beyond the dome of the pins. I would check the ends of the trim for fresh cut marks. The end cuts of all original trim also have the corners cut at a 45 angle. Too my eyes, viewing the inside of the helmet, it is a leather shell. Shells are either, leather, felt, tin/steel, papier mache, felt, card board, vulcan fibre (early plastic) or cork. My 2 cents worth, Brian
pointystuff
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Are there pores/hair follicle holes on the outside?