Diving Helmet
Production date
1965
Country
China
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Description
TF 12 Diving Helment, c. 1985
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
1965
Production place
Measurements
Height 416mm (measured from base of corselet to highest point on bonnet)
Width 402mm (measured between two widest points of of the bonnet and corselet included)
Depth 430mm (measured between the most forward projection of the bonnet/corselet and the furtherest rear projection of the bonnet/corselet)
Width 402mm (measured between two widest points of of the bonnet and corselet included)
Depth 430mm (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
written in Chinese.
Diving cap
Shang Hai Life Saving
Production date
History and use
This helmet is in the Siebe Gorman standard dress style (Admiralty Pattern). The centre front light (window) does not have a grill cover. There are two (2) side lights (windows) with grill covers. This helmet has four (4) weight lugs, two (2) each on the front and back of the corselet.
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 was still producing dive helmets similar to this one in 2007.
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 was still producing dive helmets similar to this one in 2007.
Associated person
Registration number
H3868
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