Red Sox batting helmet history help

[dwight24]

Hello,

I have an old Red Sox batting helmet that was used by a player who was with the Red Sox from between 1959 - 1962. The helmet does not have the "B" logo on it, and there is no evidence that there ever was one. I've been doing as much internet searching as I can, but can't figure out if the very early Red Sox helmets had a "B" on them or not. And if they didn't originally have a "B" logo, what was the first year the "B" was introduced onto the batting helmet.

Does anyone know the answer or know of a good resource for this?

Attached is a picture of the helmet.

thanks,