Ron,
I'm not aware of a database. As a vintage football equipment collector, I've been pulling catalog images off of EBay over the past 10 years to create my own digital reference. I've summarized the listing of Spalding and Reach football helmets on my site.
http://www.antiquefootball.com/helmet_evolution.htm
I've done the same with footballs from multiple manufacturers.
http://www.antiquefootball.com/football_database.htm
If you're looking for anything specific, I can look through what I have.
Chris Hornung
AntiqueFootball
http://www.antiquefootball.com/index.html