I recently obtained a space helmet at a local auction. I bought it because i thought it was interesting. I brought it home and began to examine it and found a copyright on the ear that read Ziv-TV productions. Turns out that this company produced TV shows in the 50-60's. United Artists purchased the company and now the rights are property of MGM Television.
The helmet pictured is from one of their shows call "Men into Space". A sci-fi show in black and white starring William Lundigan. Turns out that Lundigan was Col. Edward McCauley on the show which this would be his helmet. The toy was produced by Ideal, a great toy company in the 60-70's, and is highly collectible and hard to find in good condition. The value of the toy is around $35-$65.00 without the box.
