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The MkII "Talker" helmet was developed in 1942 for naval personnel,
allowing communications headgear to be easily worn under the helmet. It
was a very large and somewhat ungainly helmet to wear though it did
serve its purpose very well. It was designed to accommodate wearing
headphones for Radiomen or anyone using shipboard sound-powered phones.
The Mk-2 was manufactured by the McCord Radiator Company in Detroit
Michigan; the "Arsenal of Democracy. Its composition is non-magnetic
Hadfield manganese steel. In addition to accommodating headphones, it
also provided a great deal of protection to the wearer. The bowl is so
wide it even provided some coverage to the shoulders of the sailor who
was underneath it. |
