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    Posted 9 years ago

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    ondave639
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    My deceased neighbor gave this to me in 1997. He was a 90 yrs. old retired SFFD Firefighter. It is a Cairns & Brothers leather helmet. I would appreciate it if anyone could give me additional info on it such as age, use (SFFD Salvage Co.?), rarity & value. Thanks

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    1. knewbomb knewbomb, 9 years ago
      Hi Dave, Is there anyway you can send me close up pics of the helmet? I need to see disc that is on the inside very top of crown to help date this piece. knewbomb@sbcglobal.net
    2. hothydrant hothydrant, 8 years ago
      Were you able to find the information you wanted?
    3. TimmyMilesJr, 7 years ago
      My grandfather was in the Salvage 2 (SFFD) in the late 1940s. I have his helmet. Yours looks to be re-painted a brighter shade of red, with hand-painted "Salvage" on the shield. My father had a new one made from a guy in Berkeley. My father is also a Ret. SFFD, as was my great-grandfather... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1TUvuZ6GVM
    4. TimmyMilesJr, 7 years ago
      I believe the Salvage units were disbanded in the mid 70s to mid 80s...

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