Diving Helmet
Production date
1966
Country
China
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Description
TF 12 Diving Helment c. 1965
Hai Tun Qian Shui Zhuang Jui Company China)
12 bolt, 3 light (window). Manufactured in China using the Siebe Gorman standard dress diving helmet style; Admiralty Pattern.
Hai Tun Qian Shui Zhuang Jui Company China)
12 bolt, 3 light (window). Manufactured in China using the Siebe Gorman standard dress diving helmet style; Admiralty Pattern.
Classification
MARITIME TECHNOLOGY Diving Diver's helmet
Production date
1966
Production place
Measurements
Height 406mm (measured from base of corselet to highest point on bonnet)
Width 420mm (measured between two widest points of of the bonnet and corselet included)
Depth 460mm (measured between the most forward projection of the bonnet/corselet and the furtherest rear projection of the bonnet/corselet)
Width 420mm (measured between two widest points of of the bonnet and corselet included)
Depth 460mm (measured between the most forward projection of the bonnet/corselet and the furtherest rear projection of the bonnet/corselet)
Media/Materials description
Copper, brass, glass
Signature/Marks
Manufacturer's name plaque (front centre of corselet):
written in Chinese.
Diving cap
Shang Hai Life Saving
Production date
There is matching serial numbers stamped on the neck ring and corselet (32). There are numbers on the brails of the corselet (front both brails 1, left shoulder both brails 2, right shoulder both brails 3, and rear both brails 4).
There is a number stamped on the outside of the view port faceplate (6505013330).
written in Chinese.
Diving cap
Shang Hai Life Saving
Production date
There is matching serial numbers stamped on the neck ring and corselet (32). There are numbers on the brails of the corselet (front both brails 1, left shoulder both brails 2, right shoulder both brails 3, and rear both brails 4).
There is a number stamped on the outside of the view port faceplate (6505013330).
History and use
This helmet is in the Siebe Gorman standard dress style (Admiralty Pattern). All three lights (windows) have a grill cover. This helmet has four (4) weight lugs, two (2) each on the front and back of the corselet. Three air channels and the button for the exhaust valve are operated from the back of the helmet.
Siebe Gorman designed the first successful diving helmet (used in the excavation of the ship 'Royal George' off Portsmouth, England) in c.1840. The Siebe helmet and fittings design proved to be so reliable that Siebe’s ‘standard diving dress’ became the British Admiralty’s benchmark for all diving equipment.
These Chinese helmets were designed for the average sized Asian person, making the helmet (bonnet and corselet) smaller and lighter than the average American or European helmet. China still produces dive helmets similar to this one today.
Siebe Gorman designed the first successful diving helmet (used in the excavation of the ship 'Royal George' off Portsmouth, England) in c.1840. The Siebe helmet and fittings design proved to be so reliable that Siebe’s ‘standard diving dress’ became the British Admiralty’s benchmark for all diving equipment.
These Chinese helmets were designed for the average sized Asian person, making the helmet (bonnet and corselet) smaller and lighter than the average American or European helmet. China still produces dive helmets similar to this one today.
Associated person
Registration number
H3867
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