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Post WWII Herbert Johnson Racing Helmet

Lot Number: 76

Post WWII Herbert Johnson Racing Helmet

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Sold for: £550

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Friday 22nd July, 2011 at 11.00am BST at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG

DESCRIPTION

A pre-war motor racing driver's helmet by Herbert Johnson c1930s, formerly owned by Brooklands driver F.W. Carr; shellac composition with moulded peak, adjustable webbing side & neck protection with leather strapping; together with period protective wrap-around vizor with elasticised strap attachment; also with a pair of original racing goggles by E.B. Meyrovitz of Bond Street, nickel-plated gauze vented frames (lenses lacking) and driver's reinforced webbing waist-belt; c1930s

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