Not German, but I think a WWII US Child's Helmet

[poniatowski]

Hi all,
I found this one years ago at a thrift store and thought it was interesting, having a good cross section of US 'doughboy' steel and plastic children's play helmets. This one is paper maché that was pressed into a mold, then painted, lacquered and the decal applied. I've never seen another like it and thought it would be of huge interest to toy helmet collectors as I thin out my collection. However, nobody has even bid on it during two week-long auctions. I guess this one will be staying in my collection!

Cheers,

Ron

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

Love it, nice find!

 

[KAGGR#1]

Are you selling on EBay ? What is your seller name ?
Thanks
Steve

 

[poniatowski]

Here's the link. Sadly, I can only ship to the US, so that probably limits things quite a bit. The problem is that for international auctions, ebay sometimes wants to charge ME for shipping, and it all ends up being a huge mess, which I just don't want to deal with anymore. My ebay name is Tanker--1 (two dashes)

Child’s Toy *PAPER MACHE* US 'Army M1' Helmet WWII / 1940’s? RARE, UNUSUAL | eBay

RARE, UNUSUAL. Condition is "Used". There is a strap ‘liner’ and green web chinstrap. Decal is 100% (see photos). After all, it’s 70 year old paper! USA only.

www.ebay.com

 

[Kaiser Wilhelm II]

I have seen these places, I know nothing about them, and I never had any interest in them. Funny to see one here. I am sure someone spent some good times wearing that helmet though, I know I would have.