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Return to 1897 in timeline James Baker Pollard Very Little is known about the suit James Baker Pollard from Roanoke State of Virginia patented in 1897. His patent 587604 describes a diving suit or armor with a metallic head section, a flexible shoulder section and a...
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Return to 1904 in timeline Petrie and Martin PETRIE AND MARTIN, 1902, 1903, 1904 Enos B. Petrie, of U.S.A., designed in 1902 an armoured dress having ball-and-socket joints of a somewhat peculiar type. The “socket” portion of the joint was double, and...
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Return to 1898 in timeline James J Devine James J Devine patented a diving suit with a fish-like appereance. The main purpose was to transport a “torpedo” underwater. There was also fin shape reversible in direction for walking on land or swimming....
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Return to 1903 in timeline John L. Watson John Watson designed a diving bell with some interesting futures. The diving bell was equipped with a toolbox placed on the outside of the bell. Also Watson made an escape system for the diver. The cover (G) is connected with...
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Return to 1903 in timeline Wichmann und Zopke Spiral wire armouring makes its appearance yet again in a design by Wichmann and Zopke in 1903. This proposes to encircle the diver’s trunk and tights with flat steel spiral bands drawn tight by a handle-operated ratchet....
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Return to 1896 in timeline 1896 William Robert Fasey A dress proposed in 1896 by William Robert Fasey bears some resemblance to that of the Carmagnolles and to Careys. It is a plate dress with ball-and-socket joints, these being rendered watertight by...
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Return to 1895 in timeline 1895 James Baxter Murray and Stuart Murray and Stuart patented there suit in 1895. They used the old spiral technique and even used three layers to get the suit watertight. They received a GB patent 9755 in 1895. They use barrel-shaped...
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Return to 1893 in timeline 1893 Arthur Hemenger Arthur Hemenger was listed earlier when he obtained a patent in 1890. A later patent of Hemenger’s of 1893 carries the use of spiral wires considerably further. A metal casing is retained for the trunk, but both...
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Return to 1891 in timeline 1891 William Carey The strange-looking suit shown in the figures was invented by William Carey, of Southampton. It shows a plate suit, with ball-and-socket joints, but provision is made for easing the action of the joints by mounting...
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Return to 1870 in timeline 1870 Charles Wilson and C.F. Mudge Charles Wilson and Charles F. Mudge of Bridgeport patented a diving armor in 1870. Unfortunately I have not been able to find more information about there invention. I would be very pleased to receive...
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Return to 1838 in timeline 1838 William Taylor The problem with the Lethbridge gear was that the diver hardly had a possibility to move. This is something that has challenged inventors from that day on until today. The first guy that designed a suit with...
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Return to 1720 in timeline The late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries saw an increased interest in the business of diving, and a proliferation of new designs of equipment. In the first half of the eighteenth century, a number of divers...
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1715 1715 John Lethbridge John Lethbridge (1675–1759) invented the first underwater diving machine in 1715. He lived in the county of Devon in South West England and reportedly had 17 children. Dive in 1715 1720 1720 Jacob Rowe In the first half of...
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Return to timeline 1715 1715 John Lethbridge first known atmospheric ‘suit’ John Lethbridge (1675–1759) invented the first underwater diving machine in 1715. He lived in the county of Devon in South West England and reportedly had 17...
