Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Early Home Made Beekeeper's Helmet






Available at Radio Guy.

11 comments:

Philip Kennedy said...

that is incredible!
it looks really retro-futuristic.

Joey said...

The Radio Guy, Steve Erenberg, has one of the premier collections of these type of handmade, steampunk masks. Check out his website. It's unbelievable!

Robert said...

Amen, Joey. Visitors to Radio Guy should prepare to covet.

Joey said...

I'm trying to find things to sell so I can save up for the $3800.00 for the Beekeeper's Helmet. Of course, if I actually did buy it, my wife would leave me!

krem said...

impressive eaves

Michael said...

It cost me a lot more than that to get rid of my wife, and I didn't even get a pretty hat as part of the deal!

Joey said...

Ha, great point Michael!

On a limb with Claudia said...

I don't really get how it would work. Bees are attracted to carbon monoxide from our mouths. That's why they for the face. With the big opening, wouldn't they get in?

Beekeeper question, I guess. ;)

Joey said...

Good observation. I'm not certain, but it looks to me like the eye part is grooved so that it can slide closed, although it seems like if that were the case, the eye holes would be too close together.

Anonymous said...

And if you can't afford this, or a real commercial one, then a paint strainer from the paint store can work.

Anonymous said...

8 months later... The top picture has the slide closed. It would be supreme tunnel vision, but a person could certainly look forward using the mask