Vintage Riddell 1973 Los Angeles Rams Kra-Lite Old Football Helmet Lamp Rare!

Original, vintage Los Angeles Rams Riddell Kra-Lite helmet lamp from 1973 as shown by the date stamp inside the helmet. Riddell helmet lamps manufactured between 1969 and 1973 used actual game helmets which were made for the NFL teams. These lamps were available by mail order through The Sears Wishbook. When ordered, RIDDell simply removed the suspension padding from the helmet and replaced the rivets before assembling the helmet into a lamp to ship out. And this is one of the more rare versions ever produced as 1973 is the first year the Rams went to the gold horns, and since RIDDell only produced this line through 1973, this version was only produced for part of one year. Also amazing is the fact that 1973 is the only year RIDDell painted the gold horns. These horns are not decals! The horns are the result of RIDDell painting the helmet gold, then taping off the horns and painting the helmet Rams blue. Then they removed the tape to reveal the iconic gold horns! We have been offering these lamps for over 15 years and this is only the second one of these 1973 Rams helmets we have ever seen. What an awesome display piece!

This helmet lamp works just fine. Please note this lamp is almost 50 years old and we will not guarantee safety in operation. This beautiful piece of Americana came to us exactly as you see, and includes vintage and authentic decals as used by the team during that era, as well as the most widely used football helmet face mask on the planet, the vintage Riddell 2-bar BD-9 facemask. The paint is vintage and original from the manufacturer! Will make a stunning display, and looks like it just came off the field!

All of our helmets are for display purposes only! They are not to be used or worn for competitive play. Westbrook Sportscards has been in business since 1988.