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Troll Climbing Helmet

Accession Number

1480.2019.1

Object Name

Troll Climbing Helmet

Created

28/03/2019

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

28/03/2019

Brief Description

Yellow Troll Climbing helmet with 6 air holes

Materials

fibreglass/plastic, nylon

Dimensions

27(L) x 21(W) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"TROLL CE" on outside "
" CLIMBING HELMET MADE IN ENGLAND APPROX WGT 550 GMS PR EN 12492 - 1996" on inside label

Colour

yellow, black

Maker

Troll

Object Production Place

England

Provenance

It took climbers a hundred years or so to realise that helmets were a good idea and a few smashed skulls helped prove the point. A company called Compton were making motorcycle helmets back in the 1950’s and they were the first folk to develop a climbing helmet.
There have been a multitude of versions since, and this Troll helmet is one of them. International safety standards have been applied along the way and early versions of this helmet were recalled by Troll having been deemed unsafe by the British Mountaineering Council’s Technical Committee.
Produced in May 2001, this one seems to be the new, safer version though we haven’t been brave enough to test it.
All helmets of glass fibre/ plastic construction have a limited shelf life since the material breaks down over time, particularly in bright sunlight.
So think twice about using a helmet that is more than five years old; if it’s ten years old chuck it in the dustbin!

Acquisition Date

28/03/2019

Condition Check Date

28/03/2019

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/03/2019

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