Closed Cage Football Face Mask
date: label: date made
content: ca 1952 - 1976
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Gray three bar closed caged facemask. Closed cage facemasks included at least one vertical bar. While the vertical bar causes some loss of vision it provides extra protection for players who sustain frequent hitting. The bar also protects from opponents hands and fingers which can easily fit in the opening of an open cage mask (no vertical bar). Because it offers this extra protection, closed cage facemask are most popular among defensive and offensive lineman. This facemask would be recognized in the industry as a NOPO facemask (Nose and Oral Protection Only). It is possible that this facemask is a Schutt SH720 which was manufactured in the 1960s and was made of rubber and steel.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: E. Michael Swanton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.1114.04
label: accession number
content: 1977.1114
label: catalog number
content: 1977.1114.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Face Guard
label: Object Name
content: face mask, football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: aluminum (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/4 in x 9 in; 18.415 cm x 22.86 cm