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Title: Antique diving helmet. Does somebody know the mark and model?
Post by: micaela on April 09, 2014, 09:21:47 PM

Antique diving helmet. Does somebody know the mark and model?

regards

Micaela

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Title: Re: Antique diving helmet. Does somebody know the mark and model?
Post by: KC on April 09, 2014, 10:12:37 PM

The patent you have show is for a valve patented in 1931.
http://www.google.com/patents/US1967792 (http://www.google.com/patents/US1967792)


Try looking at this site, it might help you
http://www.divinghelmet.nl/divinghelmet/1839_Augustus_Siebe_2.html (http://www.divinghelmet.nl/divinghelmet/1839_Augustus_Siebe_2.html)

Title: Re: Antique diving helmet. Does somebody know the mark and model?
Post by: KC on April 09, 2014, 10:26:06 PM

Seems the fellow that made this valve holds 4 US patents (all for export!) and they seem to all relate to salvage diving! :)  He developed a telephone, signaling device, the valve and a salvage apparatus.

Title: Re: Antique diving helmet. Does somebody know the mark and model?
Post by: Ipcress on April 10, 2014, 06:39:24 AM

Try Morse diving helmets, possible US Navy.

They have an oval plaque on the front - seems yours had one at some point.