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Are pith helmets cool?
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Whether or not pith helmets are cool is largely a matter of personal opinion. However, a major selling point of the pith helmet is that it promotes airflow to help regulate body temperature. You'll find a collection of vintage and antique helmets on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Pith Helmet in the Original Tole Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
English pith helmet and painted copper box with all the historical romance you could wish for
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
African Chief’s gilt Crown and Sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Bouelé Chief’s gilt-wood crown and sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe
Ivory
Category
Antique Early 1900s Ivorian Tribal Art
Materials
Giltwood
Rare, Large, 18th Century Angel Candlesticks
Located in Newport Beach, CA
featuring glass eyes, pith helmets and multi-colored wings.
Category
Antique 18th Century European Candlesticks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Cosmopolitan Story Illustration
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed
Woman with suitor/explorers wearing pith helmets
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Two Different Canvases, Cosmopolitan Story Illustration
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Lower Right of Right Canvas
Woman with suitor/explorers wearing pith helmets
Publication
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Traditional Ashanti African Chief’s velvet and gilt-wood Leopard crown on stand
Located in Amsterdam, NL
flaunted with a traditional crown, clearly thought the ‘fashionable’ Pith helmet of a European colonialist
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Antiquities
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
