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.
17 comments
James Boland
Hi, is there anyone else with these helmets available, cooper, gola, skateboarder, playmaker, hobie, flyer etc.. any logo just must be SK100, please email me at jameskieranboland@gmail.com
Conor
Anyone know where you could get these now?
Daire Meleady
has anyone got any helmets like these, if so please send me an email at dairelfc@icloud.com.
Dean Burke
Any more helmets like this
Paul Jones
I’ve got one.
Cody Morrissey
hi just wondering will u sell that helmet
R. C. Wagner
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.
Jason
Hi just wondering is it for sale ?
Liam Bourke
he should sell it in ireland he could get 200 dollars for it
Nathan Smith
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..
Michael
I’ll pay $200 for this helmet
Paddy
Is he selling this helmet?? I would pay a lot more than $2.50 for it
Tommy
Hey are you guys selling this helmet? Let me know ASAP. Thanks.
houseofneil
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.
freezine
That is so rad that he found it, in its box, in the Goodwill!
Nice score Grover!
Kilwag
Just the helmet, the box is from elsewhere.
John Meaney
Hi by any chance do u have any others and would you be interested in selling one