British Firewatchers steel helmet

[Adrian Stevenson]

This was a steel helmet made for Firewatchers. These were civilian volunteers who in evenings and nights after work would keep watch from rooftops for fires started by German incendary bombs.

They wore this special pattern steel helmet.

Maker marked JSS (John Sankey & Sons, Bilston) and dated 1941.

Find out more here:

http://www.nbcd.org.uk/arp/equipment/helmets.asp

Cheers, Ade.

[AndyD]

Also known as a Zuckerman helmet,named after the designer, government scientist Solly Zuckerman.

Cheers,
Andy