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Originally Posted by Hoot
I just don't see the connection of the helmet to St. Albans.  |
Hoot, that’s a really good question.
In the C19th, straw hat making was a major trade in St. Albans, with over forty factories in the town. At the outbreak of the Great War, the companies that thrived were those who were willing to adapt their skills. Companies such as E. Day & Co. began to produce helmets like the Brecknockshire example on display in the museum.
I have no idea if the example on display was manufactured by a St. Albans hat maker, and I suppose a Wolseley bedecked with the insignia of a Herts unit might be deemed more appropriate for display. Then again, the fact that the this was not a Herts unit got your puzzler whirring and generated more info.
JT