1915-1920 Dog Ear Leather Football Helmet

Description: Dog Ear Helmets were an outgrowth of the 1900 soft leather and flat top helmets they lasted till about 1915-1916.Then the Dog ear brought more protection to the head and still allowed the flaps to be raised when not playing. The Dog ear helmet was popular right into the middle 1920’s. there seems to be about a dozen different styles from early manufacturers.Dog ear helmet will not stand up by itself as the ears fold downThen,in 1926 the harder leather helmet, where ear flaps could not be folded, began to be more popular as it did afford much greater protection. The Dog Ear Helmet days were short lived about 10 years in total. But poorer schools used them right up to the late 1930's. And so these old softer helmets faded into history. Our Dog Ear is an exact duplicate of one of the popular styles of the teens and early twenties. Visit our site for moreinformation about theses and other early leather football helmets.The Soft Dog Ear leather football helmet was one of the most interesting evolution in football helmet history. This was a big step in the development in helmets and better protection; somewhat harder then the "Flat top ", More padding was added and this became the workhorse helmet of the late teens early 1920's era. What is so great about this helmet is that many players still played in it with the flaps up. It was indeed the workhorse WWI into the 1920's for many high school and college and First Pro teams. Hand stitched and had sewn heavy saddle quality leather with a added antique patina this helmet is a must for those who love the charm of the early game. It was a great helmet that you can see almost all of the early University teams playing with in the late teens and early 1920's. Some offered more lining then others. Wear this one as it is made to fit most heads .

Price: 95 USD

Location: Richardson, Texas

End Time: 2023-09-19T21:59:29.000Z

Shipping Cost: 11.5 USD