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By lucyf, 26 September, 2014

Description

Siebe Gorman Smoke Helmut with rope/waistband attachment,hose,bellows, pit lamp. The pit lamp is manufactured by Hailwood & Ackroyd, Leeds,England and has a numbered brass plate attached (#110).

Re: Siebe Gorman Smoke Helmet

Hello lucyf,

This is a great find. You have pretty much everything. Does the inside cover of the box have the cardboard instructions?

I see people trying to sell this entire collection for around $4k. They are still trying to sell it, which means folks aren't biting. Storage is also a big issue. Most people would be happy with just the helmet.

If you put it in auction, you might get burned too. A bellow, horn and mask (missing flat and hose attachment) went for $500. It didn't have everything else that you had. I was surprised it went so low.

I would say $2-2.5K would realistic if you were trying to unload it. It takes a special buyer who has the space. The more paperwork you have on the Suez would help the provenance.

Best,

Re: Siebe Gorman Smoke Helmet

Thank you for your comments. I appreciate your advice re price as I really have no idea what to ask for the unit. It does have the instructions taped to the top of the container. Unfortunately, I do not have any paperwork to verify that it was used in the Suez, just word of mouth.....I think I will just try to sell outright and your suggestion of $2000 sounds fair.

Thanks again for responding.

lucyf

Re: Siebe Gorman Smoke Helmet

Feel free to contact me about the sale.

I'm not sure if we are allowed to put our emails in a post, but here it is wornovertime (at) gmail (dot) com

Best,

w/t

Re: Siebe Gorman Smoke Helmet

just received notice of a response so I apologize if this is too late.....was your post a recent one or an old one? I do still have this item for sale.....thanks

Re: Siebe Gorman Smoke Helmet

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