Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern Auction Archive General Washington’s Chief of Artillery

General Washington’s Chief of Artillery

While in the New York area

white cloth cover with orange and black inks

with excellent cross-graining

2 mm x 33 mm

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern Auction Archive General Washington’s Chief of Artillery(Heer Tropenhelm). A very well preserved first pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of a pressed cork shell fully lined on the exterior with a khaki tan canvas liner. It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in an identical canvas. The canister is flanked on each side by aluminum shield insignia. Each measuring 38 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), the right side features a red, white (finished in