Leather Cairns & Brother Helmet

Photo credit: Meagan Brown

Catalogue No

HFHS_TOG_000006

Accession No

2026.20.1

Title / name

Cairns & Brother Leather Helmet

Category

Turnout Gear

Subcategory

Helmets

Maker / Manufacturer

Cairns & Brother

Date

~1946

Material / Media

Leather

Condition

Poor

Acquisition Info

Anonymous Donation

Location

HFHS Office

Photo(s)

Keywords / Tags

Leather Helmet

Catalogue Numberr: HFHS_UNF_000006

• Model 5A, most likely issued to George Butler (Badge #31 1929-1959) https://www.hfxfirehistory.ca/people/george-butler Last used by Ray Cormier (Badge #128 1945-1974) https://www.hfxfirehistory.ca/people/raymond-cormier

• Internal aluminum tag dates to pre-1946 models.