Vintage Football Helmet c.1960 Architectural The name Everlast is synonymous

The name Everlast is synonymous with boxing

Memorial Union Art Gallery

The light swivels at the base and the shade is adjustable

Two ribbon holders are on the top with a manually operated dial to rotate the paper

Jean Prouvé was a "constructeur" a builder and designer who created furniture that still looks crisply modern seventy years after they were designed

Vintage Football Helmet c.1960 Architectural The name Everlast is synonymousABOUT An original vintage football helmet with a leather chin strap. CREATOR J. C. Higgins. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1960. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Hard Plastic, Leather. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 8 in. W 9 in. D 6 in. HISTORY One of the first instances of football headgear dates to 1896 when a college halfback began to use straps and earpieces to protect his ears. It is not certain who invented the football helmet.