CHECKING PROFITEERS
CIVILIAN “TIN HATS.” LONDON, June 30. Made from steel costing 4Jd, a line of civilian tin helmets, with only the protective value of a bowler hat, rose steadily in price to a retail cost of 17s 6d each in London. This is one of the price scandals revealed by the President of the Board of Trade, Mr Oliver Lyttelton. These “semi-military tin hats” are manufactured privately. The steel costing 4UI, is cut. to an oval shape, sending up the cost 150 per cent. Another company added a penny for cartage, threepence for taking delivery, and G.Jd, presumably for profit-making. A third company, after performing undefined functions, resold the unfinished article for 5s 11 id. In addition, the lining, buckle and chili strap sent up the cost to 10s lOd. The hats wore then sold retail at 17s Gd.
Mr Lyttelton pointed out that the protective value of these helmets was only comparable to that of a bowler hat, and said they dented easily on impact.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 250, 4 August 1941, Page 5
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