Leather helmets, weighing 21b, are to replace the brass headgear, weighing 3Jib, at present worn by the London Fire Brigade. One reason for the change is that leather is a non-conduc-tor of electricity ,and so lessens the risk of shook. - .
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Southland Times, Issue 22472, 7 November 1934, Page 10
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