| 616 - Carmagnolle 1 ATM dive suit |
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
This suit was never used, but it is an impressive attempt. The first working suits like this were a few decades away.
"Denomination: Diving device called Diving suit.
Author: Carmagnolle’s brothers (Alphonse and Theodore)
Medium: Steel, glass, rubber, canvas, lead, mastic,?
Date of conception: from 1878
Date of patent deposit: 1882
Place of manufacture: Marseille
Weight :380 Kg"
Diving Heritage
Note this page has been translated, and is a bit off. |
posted by High Power Rocketry @ Thursday, September 24, 2009  |
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| 3 Comments: |
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Hmmm, wonder what that would bring on eBay...
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I would guess about $250,000 USD It is a work of art.
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it has a Steampunk feeling to it.
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Hmmm, wonder what that would bring on eBay...