Two Bar Football Face Mask
date: label: date made
content: ca 1952 - 1976
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Gray, two bar football facemask has an open design which allows for maximum vision with minimal protection. These were most popular among quarterbacks, however, they were also used by many skill positions including wide recievers, running backs, and defensive backs. This model is most likely a Riddell RI220 which was manufactured in the 1960s. The bar that extends further out is the top bar and the short bar is on the bottom.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: E. Michael Swanton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.1114.08
label: accession number
content: 1977.1114
label: catalog number
content: 1977.1114.08
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Face Guard
label: Object Name
content: face mask, football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/4 in x 8 in; 6.985 cm x 20.32 cm