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Re: What is the value of NFL and WFL clear shell...
by the time joe washington joined the redskins, the skins had been sporting their "new" design for 10 years and factory stripes had generally become the norm. and, of course, macgregor had quit the helmet business by then. the joe washington "kelley" lid featured at helmut hut you mention is a real beauty, a real beauty - hh has also provided a great read (as usual) along with the photos. anyway, as i mentioned, it would be interesting to know the details about the changeover in helmet design - if in fact the white stripes were an afterthought.
for many helmet helmet collectors, including myself, clear shells are special. but when evaluating these things they always warrant a closer look given their uniqueness and the fact that decals were commonly applied to both the inside and outside of the shell.
for example, one might feel compelled to quickly disqualify an earl campbell longhorns "gamer" appearing at auction if the steer (bevo) decals were applied to the outside of the shell. but campbell did indeed wear just that at times - a clear shell macgregor with the decals applied to the exterior even though texas generally wore clear shells with the decals applied to the interior. the same goes for terry bradshaw - he wore a clear shell max pro for a while when with the steelers. at times the decals were applied to the exterior of the shell and at times the decals were applied to the inside of the shell.
and then there's the back of the helmet number thing - generally numbers were applied to the exterior of clear shells for obvious reasons. but there were helmets that had the numbers applied to the interior - i own one such helmet, a nebraska gamer. speaking of clear shells, there are a couple of nice ones currently listed on ebay although they appear to be salesman samples as opposed to gamers..
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by the time joe washington joined the redskins, the skins had been sporting their "new" design for 10 years and factory stripes had generally become the norm. and, of course, macgregor had quit the helmet business by then. the joe washington "kelley" lid featured at helmut hut you mention is a real beauty, a real beauty - hh has also provided a great read (as usual) along with the photos. anyway, as i mentioned, it would be interesting to know the details about the changeover in helmet design - if in fact the white stripes were an afterthought.
for many helmet helmet collectors, including myself, clear shells are special. but when evaluating these things they always warrant a closer look given their uniqueness and the fact that decals were commonly applied to both the inside and outside of the shell.
for example, one might feel compelled to quickly disqualify an earl campbell longhorns "gamer" appearing at auction if the steer (bevo) decals were applied to the outside of the shell. but campbell did indeed wear just that at times - a clear shell macgregor with the decals applied to the exterior even though texas generally wore clear shells with the decals applied to the interior. the same goes for terry bradshaw - he wore a clear shell max pro for a while when with the steelers. at times the decals were applied to the exterior of the shell and at times the decals were applied to the inside of the shell.
and then there's the back of the helmet number thing - generally numbers were applied to the exterior of clear shells for obvious reasons. but there were helmets that had the numbers applied to the interior - i own one such helmet, a nebraska gamer. speaking of clear shells, there are a couple of nice ones currently listed on ebay although they appear to be salesman samples as opposed to gamers..
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