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Michelle in Brodie Helmet

The Brodie helmet, called Helmet, steel, Mark I helmet in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the U.S. was a steel combat helmet designed and patented in 1915 by the Briton John L. Brodie. Colloquially, it was also called the shrapnel helmet or Tommy helmet, and in the United States known as a doughboy helmet.

When the liner was separated from the helmet, the helmet could be used as a cooking pot, washbasic, bucket, shovel, seat or even a latrine.

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Uploaded on October 20, 2008
Taken on October 5, 2008