Free Former Helmet

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on October 20th, 2014
Categories: Skate
Tags: 70's, Safety Gear

This Free Former skateboarding helmet that Grover picked up at Goodwill somewhere in Western Oregon has to go down as the find of the year or maybe even the decade, considering he only paid $2.50 for it and it’s essentially mint. It may look like a hockey helmet that was made in Canada and sold for skateboarding purposes… well, because it is. Aside from the Free Former logo, these helmets appeared with the Cooper hockey logo as well as the Hobie logo. It’s amazing what passed for safety equipment back in the 70’s. These things are basically a bunch of folded over plastic stitched together with some padded envelopes.

In case you’re doubting this was made for skateboarding, here’s a box from one featured in a past Ebay Watch back in 2011.

13 thoughts on “Free Former Helmet”

freezine on October 20, 2014 - Reply

That is so rad that he found it, in its box, in the Goodwill!
Nice score Grover!

Kilwag on October 20, 2014 - Reply

Just the helmet, the box is from elsewhere.

houseofneil on October 22, 2014 - Reply

Yes, it was the Cooper 100 helmet. The cheapest you could get. There was also a Copper 300 helmet which was far more padded and far more expensive, so only kids with money got those. And the Norcon helmet. That was for the really rich kids.

Tommy on October 23, 2014 - Reply

Hey are you guys selling this helmet? Let me know ASAP. Thanks.

Paddy on October 29, 2014 - Reply

Is he selling this helmet?? I would pay a lot more than $2.50 for it

Michael on December 12, 2014 - Reply

I’ll pay $200 for this helmet

Nathan Smith on February 10, 2015 - Reply

The helmet looks like a football helmet to me but it looks much better Click here if you want skateboarding stuff. Is that a Styrofoam underneath? can’t see it clearly..

Liam Bourke on March 16, 2015 - Reply

he should sell it in ireland he could get 200 dollars for it

Jason on January 26, 2020 - Reply

Hi just wondering is it for sale ?

R. C. Wagner on September 14, 2023 - Reply

R.C. Wagner, I have a 1977 TY-Page California Free Former Professional Skate Board with Black Gold Wheels IN Original Box. Excellent Condition. Can anyone give me infomation on this Board? My husband was doing some work for the company in California that made them and they gifted this one to him…He only used it about three times.