Antique Leather Football Helmet Molded Crown Head Harness 1919 Rawlings 167 4-strap

Offered is an unusual variant of the 4-strap molded head harness, a circa. 1919 Rawlings No.167. Unlike other molded Head harnesses that possess an independent crown attached to the helmet body with straps, No.167 features a crown that extends downward in the rear to the base of the neck . Another unique characteristic of the No.167 Rawlings use of an Elastic headband running through each ear pad. This feature allowed the wears to tighten the headband and adjust the positioning of the ear flaps to fit the wearer. This is a Museum Quality Piece. it was featured in the August 2017 Artifact of the month.  Extremely Rare and not many exist .