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Post by won2race on Jun 23, 2006 10:30:32 GMT -8
Does anyone know what type of dry diving suit this is, and where might I get information about it?If you need more photos please let me know. Thank You!   |
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Post by william on Jun 23, 2006 11:06:47 GMT -8
:DGo to DiveDesco.com and click on Rebreathers and scroll down to the C-Lung. It looks like a possible match. You should enter it in Trivia here at VSS Forum. The guys have a really fun time I.D.ing things there and many of them are great experts on all these things.  William |
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Post by won2race on Jun 23, 2006 11:13:58 GMT -8
Thank You! How do I move this to the trivia area?  I also have a air pump I need help identifying. Thanks! ;D |
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Post by william on Jun 23, 2006 11:19:45 GMT -8
Hey In General Discussions, it is called ( Vintage Scuba Trivia.) I really would not know how to move it, but you should check with Linda. She is very good. William |
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Post by duckbill on Jun 23, 2006 20:58:12 GMT -8
The problem is, in the Trivia thread it is expected that you can identify the correct answer so the "winner" can ask the next question. Your query is just fine where it is, and if you do find out what it is via this forum, we'll all know the answer already should you make it a trivia question!!
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Post by SeaRat on Jun 23, 2006 23:00:37 GMT -8
This looks like one of the old hand pumps for hard hat diving. There is an article in Captain Cousteau's Underwater Treasury titled "Diving With and Without Armor," by J. B. Green. He describes diving with "armor," which we now know as hard hat diving, to a depth of 162 feet to salvage the steamer Atlantic, which was carrying gold. I won't quote any of the story, but it is worth the read. He mentions many times the need to get air into the suit with a pump, but never mentions that it takes two men to pump that pump handle all the while that he was down.
John
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Post by SeaRat on Jun 24, 2006 7:49:24 GMT -8
I forgot to mention yesterday (I was pretty tired from a long hike) that these dives described by J. B. Green occured in 1852-1857 (when Mr. Green was bent so badly that he couldn't dive himself that he was disabled, and had to rely upon other divers to try to get to the gold). Also, I was talking about the pumps, not the suit, that were shown on the trivia thread.
John
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Post by admin on Jun 24, 2006 16:42:55 GMT -8
It's a Desco "Bunny" suit used in conjunction with a "Jack Browne" surface supplied mask. Is it for sale? Can you add a photo of the compressor also?
Dan
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Post by won2race on Jun 24, 2006 18:33:24 GMT -8
Dan,
Please look at the trivia post. I posted the pictures in the trivia area.
Thank You! ;D
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