Vintage diving links

[DavidRitchieWilson]

Here are some vintage diving links that may be of interest.

Pirelli diving equipment advertisement from 1950
www.iuav.it/Didattica1/pagine-web/facolt--di1/Alberto-Ba/anni--50/P.-Ottinetti--pinne-Pirelli--1950.jpg

History of rebreathers in German with links to illustrations and specifications of individual models
www.rebreathers.de/de/geschichte/geschichte.php

Diving in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) links. Cross-section diagrams of regulators (including Pirelli Explorer) as well as photographs of old gear.
www.seveke.de/tauchen/altes/0altes.htm

Swiss site dedicated to diving history with many illustrated pages
www.ancarola.ch/

Picture of Commander Louis de Corlieu, who developed swim fins in France in 1925
www.bainsromains.com/Image/palme3.jpg

Milestones in the Evolution of Fin Design
www.geocities.com/scuba_dream/pdf/3_18.pdf

David