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Tests start on hockey helmets, Testing to set standards of protection hockey helmets should provide begins at Canadian Standards Association laborator(...)
Tests start on hockey helmets, Testing to set standards of protection hockey helmets should provide begins at Canadian Standards Association laborator(...)

Tests start on hockey helmets, Testing to set standards of protection hockey helmets should provide begins at Canadian Standards Association laborator(...)

Date4/15/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tests start on hockey helmets, Testing to set standards of protection hockey helmets should provide begins at Canadian Standards Association laboratory, Etobicoke, as technician Erik Loevenmark determines impact strength of helmet. Tests follow death Monday of Claudio Romanin, 16, of Toronto, hit by a puck while wearing a helmet.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0094510F
Inside view of two helmets showing complete protection
Inside view of two helmets showing complete protection
2/15/1980
Vivid memories are stirred by these World War I steel helmets, on the left a Canadian tin hat and on the right a German sniper's helmet. L. W. Currell, a businessman and retired lieutenant-colonel, displayed the helmets at a talk on the battle of Vimy Ridge in which Canadian troops distinguished themselves. Currell, a 19-year-old private at the time, told of the battle in Erindale Untied Church last night.
Vivid memories are stirred by these World War I steel helmets, on the left a Canadian tin hat and on the right a German sniper's helmet. L. W. Currell, a businessman and retired lieutenant-colonel, displayed the helmets at a talk on the battle of Vimy Ridge in which Canadian troops distinguished themselves. Currell, a 19-year-old private at the time, told of the battle in Erindale Untied Church last night.
11/1/1977
Artist at work: Blue Jays' clubhouse attendant Jeff Ross applies the finishing touches to the Jays' batting helmets prior to today's opening of spring training in Dunedin, Fla
Artist at work: Blue Jays' clubhouse attendant Jeff Ross applies the finishing touches to the Jays' batting helmets prior to today's opening of spring training in Dunedin, Fla
2/27/1980
Promoting safety: Dr. Carole Guzman, president of the Ontario Medical Association, and Transportation Minister Ed Fulton model the kind of helmets they hope all cyclists can be persuaded to wear
Promoting safety: Dr. Carole Guzman, president of the Ontario Medical Association, and Transportation Minister Ed Fulton model the kind of helmets they hope all cyclists can be persuaded to wear
6/8/1989
David Granovsky, 13, a keen hockey junior, shows special helmet that gives full facial protection
David Granovsky, 13, a keen hockey junior, shows special helmet that gives full facial protection
8/23/1977
Be safe, not sorry: Use these new heat-sensitive circuit breakers rather than glass screwing fuses, Canadian Standards Association says
Be safe, not sorry: Use these new heat-sensitive circuit breakers rather than glass screwing fuses, Canadian Standards Association says
3/12/1986
Bob's golden touch: For 13 years former fireman Bob Kendall has been putting the special artistic touches on the Toronto Fire Department's trucks, uniforms, tools and helmets
Bob's golden touch: For 13 years former fireman Bob Kendall has been putting the special artistic touches on the Toronto Fire Department's trucks, uniforms, tools and helmets
9/22/1982
Suffering from a rare condition called Cockayne Syndrome, Audra (left), 9, and Andrea Cormier, 13, wear football style helmets to protect their heads (...)
Suffering from a rare condition called Cockayne Syndrome, Audra (left), 9, and Andrea Cormier, 13, wear football style helmets to protect their heads (...)
3/24/1977
The Lady Blasters look like deep-sea divers in their heavy helmets
The Lady Blasters look like deep-sea divers in their heavy helmets
n.d.
As easy as falling off a log or so it seems to these daredevil motorcycle riders, members of the White Helmets motorcycle stunt team of the Royal Army(...)
As easy as falling off a log or so it seems to these daredevil motorcycle riders, members of the White Helmets motorcycle stunt team of the Royal Army(...)
8/9/1974
Helmets, 4,000,000 Of Them Like The One Held By Alice Rogers, were turned out by General Steel Wares Ltd
Helmets, 4,000,000 Of Them Like The One Held By Alice Rogers, were turned out by General Steel Wares Ltd
9/13/1945
Head on view of Thornton, Eben, Taylor and Profit without their helmets
Head on view of Thornton, Eben, Taylor and Profit without their helmets
8/14/1969