 WWII Zuckerman helmet A helmet worn by a Street Fire Party volunteer, later their title was changed to Fire Party. |
 WWII Zuckerman helmet Worn by an officer of the Fire Party volunteers. |
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 1930 James Hendry Metro From the Works Fire Brigade of John Dickinson Ltd. Paper Manufacturers. They had six sites in England, each one had a Fire Station. |
 1952 James Hendry Airport Ptn. A Hendry Airport of the Civil Aviation Authority. |
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 Hendry A fibreglass version of the Airport pattern. This is a very crude helmet but it has been confirmed as being made by Jas Hendry Ltd. |
 1948 Hendry Brighton Ptn. A fairly rare example of the low end helmets supplied by Hendry, known mainly for their superb leather helmets. This would almost certainly have been used by a large private works Brigade as is marked up for a Sub Officer indicating a large enough manning to have a full rank structure. This model was probably the first fibreglass fire helmet to be offered in the UK, it was not a great sucsesss as it only remained in production for 2-3 years. |
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 1920 James Hendry Manchester Ptn. Probably a volunteer helmet. There is some doubt about the maker of this helmet. It could equaly be a Merryweather or Rose & Co.. |
 1958 National Plastics Ltd. Known as the NPL these helmets were used in the 50s & early 60s but were not very popular. The Lancashire County Fire Brigade badge dates it as between 1948 and 1960, the later oval badge with the same coat-of arms replaced this one and was in turn replaced by a smaller badge with The Red Rose of Lancashire in the centre around 1980. |
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 1989 Jo Bird Firebird Britain Unkown Brigade Jo Bird Ltd. was primarily known for making fibreglass containers with a subsidery company making drive belts. They briefly explored the Fire Helmet market with the Firebird but it was short lived. However around the same time Bristol Uniforms also marketed their own fire helmet who's liner bears some similarities to the Jo Bird, and was also marketed as "The Firebird"! A connection has yet to be confirmed. |
 1993 Bristol Unoform's Firebird Britain Highlands & Islands Fire Brigade (Scotland) Bristol Uniforms 6216 (6225 with visor). There is a bit of a puzzle with this helmet. It has a quality control sticker inside which identifies it as a Firebird. However Firebird helmets were made by Jo Bird & Co Ltd of Bristol! The Firebird helmet looks completely different from the Bristol. |
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 1939 Merryweather This Merryweather helmet (made by Helmets Ltd) is almost identical to the Cromwell NFBA helmet. |
 Pacific SAR Helmet This a Pacific A3V3/R3V3/Kiwi officer's Search and Rescue helmet from the Higlands & Islands Fire Brigade,Scotland. |
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 1996 Bristol Uniforms Marine Fire Helmet Unknown Fire service Centurion 1200 Shipboard firefighting helmet with removable visor and reflective neck shield. |
 1948 J Compton, Sons & Webb British Rail Fire Brigade 2030 A very early version of the 2030 made by Helmets Ltd to be sold under the name of the uniform manufacturer J Compton, Sons & Webb Ltd, who supplied the Fire Brigade of the newly formed British Railways with uniforms. |
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 1938 Cork Merryweather Unknown Model Britain Badged for the National Fire Brigades Association. This same helmet appeared in the Pr-WWII Cromwell range as the NFBA. |
 1940 Cork Merryweather Unknown Model Britain British Hub Co. Works Fire Brigade. The same style helmet appeared in the Pre-WWII Cromwell range as the NFBA. |
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 1957 National Plastics Ltd Hampshire Fire Brigade |
 1938 Cork Merryweather Unknown model |
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