Hard Hats

design history

Helmets are almost as old as heads and as hard as heads too. They are also as fascinating as they are menacing.

The Assyrians and Persians had helmets of leather and iron, and the Greeks made theirs from bronze. The Romans developed the round legionary's helmet and the special gladiator's helmet, with broad brim and pierced visor. Protection was the first goal, but the design was supposed to instill fear.

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