Helmet with cape pieces by Marjory Tillotson, WW1 knitting

Pattern from a Baldwin's knitting booklet during the First World War for a wool helmet with cape pieces to protect the neck and chest designed by the leading knitting expert and pattern writer for Baldwin's, Marjory Tillotson. The introduction states that War Office Experts do not recommend apertures for the ears, the latter particularly requiring protection in cold weather

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