Have you ever thought that you could use a german helmet for a different purpose that it was created for....here's an idea tyhat came to life in post war Germany.....
Jo
First choose an helmet..
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
Then with a little elbow grease...
Here a workman hammers on the neck protecting part of the helmet to break it away from the main body.
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
Here the rims of helmets are cut away.
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
Here a hand operated press is used to reshape the crown of a helmet into the flat base of a saucepan.
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
Here a welder fixes handles and fills in the air holes in the converted helmet.
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
...a little fire-proof enamel.....and volà.....the finished product...
Here a German housewife uses one of the finished helmet saucepans in her kitchen
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
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Jo
Jo
First choose an helmet..
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
Then with a little elbow grease...
Here a workman hammers on the neck protecting part of the helmet to break it away from the main body.
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
Here the rims of helmets are cut away.
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
Here a hand operated press is used to reshape the crown of a helmet into the flat base of a saucepan.
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
Here a welder fixes handles and fills in the air holes in the converted helmet.
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
...a little fire-proof enamel.....and volà.....the finished product...
Here a German housewife uses one of the finished helmet saucepans in her kitchen
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs
.
Jo
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