Space Helmets: Did you have a helmet as a kid?

I'm gonna break from my usual modus operandi and use mostly photos culled from the Internet for this post. Over the years I've gathered a few pics of space helmets and thought this would make an interesting subject for an entry here on the blog. As a kid I can remember having cowboy hats (a few), an American Civil War Union Kepi, and a plastic Army man helmet (probably made by Marx), but I don't recall any space or pilot type helmets. As an adult I've got a couple of cowboy hats, a couple of Union Kepi's, and my Mexican Dragoon's helmet prop from John Wayne's 'The Alamo' movie. But when it comes to space and sci-fi, my Hamilton's Invaders helmet is the only one in the collection. Let's have some fun and take a quick look at some of the headgear worn by budding astronauts, space farers, and sci-fi heroes back in the day.

Ed

My Hamilton's Invaders Helmet

My Nephew's Helmet Christmas 1967

The following have been culled from facebook and the Internet

Space Helmet from Unknown Maker

Lost in Space

Captain Video

Space Patrol

Among the cheapest of helmets ever offered. A kid could probably make his own using cardboard and crayons

Space Pilot

hahahaha - seriously?

Star Patrol Helmet

Courtesy: Lee Andrew Chapman (fb)

Star Trek

Star Trek didn't use helmets all that much, but I can guarantee Spock never used one like this!!

Tom Corbett Space Cadet