New Crash Helmets (1924)

Cardiff, Wales. Title: “NEW CRASH HELMETS designed to minimise danger at a fall, worn by Steeplechase Jockeys for first time“. M/S of a jockey fitting a protective lining into a conventional riding hat, he fits it on his hat. M/S of another jockey placing a bowl shaped helmet onto his head, he slips a satin peaked cap over the top, a row of men stand behind him watching the races. C/U of a different jockey with a bowl shaped helmet on, he tries to put a silk cap over the top but it doesn’t fit. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-19