A Corporal of Cavalry, Washington Grove Horse Marines
Besides its collection of photographs made by Allan Janus, The Janus Museum maintains an immense number of photographs that Janus collected. Curious similarities occur in several of the images - even those far different in age, but these puzzles await resolution while The Museum's staff remains fully occupied in development and fund-raising. Also possibly of interest is a collection of aviation-related photographs.
A chain mail veil added to the standard Adrian type helmet was intended to protect tank crews from shrapnel. Designer Roy Wallingford, brother of Fred Wallingford (see above) won a large contract to supply the helmet to the AEF on November 10, 1918. The contract was quickly canceled following Armistice Day (November 11). Ingeniously, Wallingford converted the helmets into chamberpots, but this did not prevent the Wallingford Armor Co. from slipping into bankruptcy.
The Janus Museum has a rare example of the Wallingford Experimental Helmet (thoroughly cleaned) in its collections.
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