Summer Premier Auction 2014
Wed, Aug 6, 2014 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Aug 24, 2014 11:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 200
RALPH DEPALMA PAIR OF C.1920 AUTO RACING HELMETS AND RACING GOGGLES (HELMS/LA 84 COLLECTION)
Sold for
$2,290.80
Sold Price includes BP
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Ralph DePalma was an Italian-American race car driving champion who won the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2000 races. DePalma won the 1908 1909 1910 and 1911 American AAA national dirt track championships and is credited with winning 24 American Champ car races. He also won the Canadian national championship in 1929. Inside this lot rests two of DePalmas cloth racing helmets that he donned circa 1920 as well as a pair of racing goggles that still have their original lenses. One of the helmets used a button to close it around his chin while the other was simply tied underneath. The racing goggles are extremely fragile and the material that would normally wrap around the drivers ears appears to have deteriorated over time.
Includes a Letter of Provenance from the Helms Athletic Foundation/LA84 Collection.
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