Title

Firefighter Helmet, Lakeville Fire Department (Dakota County, Minnesota)

Count

1 Item

Maker's Mark

CAIRNS & BRO.

Description

Black hard plastic/fiberglass (?) contemporary style firefighter helmet from the Lakeville Fire Department in Dakota County, Minnesota. 
Round shape with a short round Mohawk on the top. Wide brim on the bottom with a short duckbill on the bottom. The bottom edge is trimmed in black rubber. On the front of the helmet is a badge sticker that is Maltese cross-shaped. It is red, gold, and black. The black lettering around the cross reads "LAKEVILLE / FIRE DEPT. / MINNESOTA". The center of the cross is framed with a golden rope pattern. In the center of the cross is a scramble of gold firefighting tools including a traditional American firefighter helmet, a ladder, a pike, a round pole, a bugle/horn, and a hose nozzle. Attached to the sides of the helmet with silver metal round knobs is a clear plastic face shield. On both the left and right sides of the helmet are matching reflective yellow "2" stickers. Around the helmet and on the duckbill are five reflective yellow horizontal rectangular stickers. Attached to the back of the helmet is a black plastic hanging loop/ring. On the back of the crown of the helmet are faint sticker marks (the stickers are missing) "54 [?] / GRENZ [?]". On the bottom of the back of the helmet is a stamped manufacturer mark that reads "CAIRNS & BRO". Also in the same area are two black Velcro strips. The helmet has a grey Styrofoam lining with a black plastic and black polyester strap inner crown system.The forehead part is covered in black pleather. The inner crown system is covered with yellow and red cotton fabric with a Velcro chin strap. Attached to the sides of the helmet is a black cotton chin strap with two silver metal snap buttons and a silver metal claw buckle.