1940 Eagles Leather Football helmet Green & Silver Start Price USD 139.00 Current Price USD 139.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, October 21, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 Location TX See more about '1940 Eagles Leather Football helmet Green & Silver' Description 1940s LG old time Philadelphia Eagles custom Green & Silver antique style leather football helmet- Fits all sizes. Like teams such as the early Eagles used in the 1930s and 40s years.   Visit our E-bay store to see additional styles and colors of old time leather football helmets.- This one is a great Green & Silver eight strapper famous style like old Eagles would have used in their early days.  Eight strap plain brown style was also worn by 30s Philadelphis teams as well as some other colors . . . .all of these can be seen on our  web page .Other  famous playerswho wore a generic brown leather helmet  8 straps were - Jim Thorpe,Red Grange, Bronko Nagurski, The Four Horseman, Sammy Baugh and others . This fine replica helmet is made by the craftsmen at a company called:  Past Time Sports.  They use  the highest grade saddle quality leather , specially aged and tanned to exceed the look and feel of original helmets of the time period. This great vintage style helmet Can be used as a special award, gift for a collector or fan or trophy commemorative to celebrate "the never quit spirit" of early hard hitting leather football helmet days.  All natural leather that has wonderful patina . Retails normally for $289 . They are extra large and contours (flexes) to fit any size head! Get it while you can. Wear one to the games next season . . . and be the hit of the tailgating party!!! Buy it as a prized piece of memorabilia for your den, or to give as a corporate gift. These are Replica helmets with great antique patina. Each Glory Helmet is handcrafted and hand sewn out of fine specially tanned and aged leather. Each is completely finished on the inside and out with padding and head webbing just like the helmets of long ago. Thus, they are exacting to Game-Day helmets of the Golden Era of Pro, College and High School football of the 1920's, 30s and 40s era. Helmets made by the craftsmen at "Past Time Sports" Leather football helmets company".  They also make miniature versions of these helmets too. 8 different styles and colors to choose. They also make antique style 1910 baseball gloves and old time watermelon footballs  (see their e-bay store) History of the helmet: A very important factor was that 95% of the games and teams in this early era were played in unadorned helmets —school logos colors and mascots were not put on the helmets. Schools faced one another in the same style colorless , natural leather helmets and only the jerseys were the distinguishing factors until the late 30s and 40s.  Buyer pays of $9.50 UPS tracked and insured shipping charges. We take paypal and or Checks & M.O or call to pay by credit card and get shipped quick.   E mail us in TX with any questions about this helmet. Or call if a question about this item 1-888-296-5159 Place a Bid!