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THBEXCEEDINGLY RARE HINGHAM RIFLE COMPANY HELMET 1820s Height 13".
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LiveJul 23, 2025
The Peter and Judi Hersey Collection of Hingham, Massachusetts History and the Collection of Arun and Barbara Singh. Eldred's info@eldreds.com
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EXCEEDINGLY RARE HINGHAM RIFLE COMPANY HELMET
1820s
Made for General Lafayette's visit to Boston in August 1824. Leather with green cloth, a brass comb embossed with an eagle on rockery, a brass shield with "HRC" at the center of a sunburst and a brass brim. "HRC" on shield for the Hingham Rifle Company. An example of the uniform that would have been worn with this helmet is in the Hingham Historical Society collection.
Height 13".
Provenance:
The Peter and Judi Hersey Collection of Hingham, Massachusetts History.
Exhibited:
Old Sturbridge Village: "Bucket Town: Four Centuries of Toymaking and Coopering in Hingham", June 21, 2014-January 18, 2015.
Illustrated:
Bucket Town: Woodenware and Wooden Toys of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1635-1945 by Derin T. Bray (Hingham, Mass.: Hingham Historical Commission, 2014), p. 82, plate 5.3, with caption on p. 84.
Reference:
History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts by Thomas T. Bouve (Hingham, Mass.: Published by the Town, 1893), Volume I, Part I: "Military History" by Walter L. Bouve, p. 209-374.
Notes:
In 1824, General Lafayette was invited by President James Monroe to return for a grand tour of the United States, in part to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the nation. The Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman and military officer, had volunteered to join the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and his strategy and leadership were vitally important to the success of major battles, including the Siege of Yorktown.
While he was in Boston, the city honored him with a grand parade and several other festivities.Condition
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