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Click here to subscribeA full size carved wooden replica of a 12-bolt diving helmet after Siebe Gorman & Co by Seahorse Enterprises:,number '005' oval side windows with guards, circular front window, spitcock, side hooks rear air intake and outlet valve, the corselet inscribed as per title, with weight posts and brails, 51cm high. * see page 52, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt rounded brass corselet diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London: numbered '19018' (matching) oval side windows with guards, circular front window with spitcock lower right, side hooks, rear air inlet and telephone, outlet with cog, the brass corselet with maker's plaque as per title, front hanging posts and counterstruck brass brails, 50cm high. * see page 53, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt Mk V diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, number '19422', (matching) the oval side windows and guards rotated 90 degrees to accommodate the Morse 'banana' exhaust valve, circular top and front windows, the former with guard, front spring loaded safety catch, rear air inlet and comms, telephone cap to the upper right, the corselet with maker's plate as per title, weight hangers and counter struck brails, 52cm high. * Notes- This helmet was designed by an English North Sea Diver called Ron McKenzie, together with an American Diver, both in conjunction with Siebe Gorman. The divers were working with a Davis Submersible Decompression Chamber in the North Sea. They wanted a helmet which the diver could remove by himself if necessary when he climbed into the chamber after deep diving. The safety catch was put close to the front window so that it was easily located, enabling the diver to remove the helmet in order to decompress using oxygen. Not many were made, because just as it had been designed, standard diving was coming to an end in the North Sea due to the depth at which they had to work. Modern helmets took over as they were more suitable for mid water and deep diving. * see pages 54-55, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt diving helmet with patent speaking apparatus by Siebe Gorman & Co, London; numbered '6322':, oval side windows with guards, circular face plate, lashing eyes and tear drop spitcock, rear air intake and side air outlet, fitted speaking tube to right of faceplate with blanking plug stamped ' Gorman patent London', and internal diaphragm, also fitted internal air ducts, the corselet with weight hangers and raised text manufacturer's plaque, wing nut to brasses, the brails stamped as per title, 46cm high. *Anthony Pardoe notes - The most intricate work would have been the speaking tube and fitting it to the helmet. Siebe helmets with speaking tubes are difficult to find as very few were made. The telephone communication system was introduced within a short time and was safer and clearer, therefore speaking tubes became obsolete and most helmets were returned to the factory for conversion to telephone. The small canvas bag covering the air inlet was probably put on by the last diver and is a good indication of how well they looked after their equipment. It was not only their livelihood, but also their safety that they treasure' * see pages 56 & 57, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A Miller Dunn 'Divinhood' Navy Standard (style three) shallow water diving helmet by Miller Dunn, Miami:, lifting handle to top, circular top and side windows with guards, square front window with guard and air intake lower left, rear head bulge, makers plate as per title, 61cm high. * see page 5, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt tinned finish diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, number '17577' (matching), circular side and front window without guards, side hooks and tie offs, side outlet with purge button, rear air intake, the corselet with maker's plaque as per title, hanging posts and counterstruck brass brails, 49cm high. * see page 59, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A Perspex diving helmet viewing port:, the sealed air compartment inside the Perspex enables the diver to inspect or view objects by pressing the face plate against the item to be viewed and shining a light through the side of the viewer which illuminates the area immediately in front of the face plate, 17cm high. * see page 181, vol 2, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 6-bolt diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, number '2355' (matching), circular unguarded side windows, the front window with convex glass and guard, counterstruck to rim, lashing eyes above and spitcock lower left, rear air inlet, outlet valve with cog, side hooks, the corselet with maker's plaque as per title, hanging posts and brass brails, 45cm high. * see pages 60-61, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, numbered '1941' to bonnet and '4396' to neck of corselet, the side windows lacking bars but retaining location holes on rim, one inscribed 'ARV', the front window with convex glass stamped 'JSC 11' to rim, lashing eyes above, spitcock lower left, repaired rear air intake and rear outlet, the corselet with handing posts and brass brails secured by wing nuts, breastplate stamped 'Siebe Gorman & Co patent', 46cm high. * see pages 62-63, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt square brass corselet 'Pearler' diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, number '13656' (matching), triple circular observation windows, the front window with safety chain, lashing eyes above, side pepper pot outlet, rear air intake, the corselet with maker's plaque as per title, front post and eye hangers and counterstruck brass brails, 47cm high. * see page 64, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12 -bolt square corselet 'Pearler' diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co London:, number '10849' (matching) three circular window, the front with hanging chain and lashing eyes above, double adjustable outlet valves and rear air inlet, the comms replaced with Heinke Diverphone fitting number '296', threaded bolt safety, the corselet counter struck with peg and eye weight hangers and numbered brass brails, chest plate as per title, * see pages 65 & 92, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
An 8-bolt diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, number '18909' (matching), oval side windows with guards and round front window counter stamped to rim, lashing eyes, rear air inlet, spitcock (handle missing) and outlet valve (cog missing), the corselet with maker's plate as per title, hanging posts and ridged brass brails, 50cm high. * see page 66, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A Third Reich period three bolt DM 40 re breather diving helmet by Drager, together with re breather apparatus, diving suit, belt, knife, weights, shoes and telephone line in an associated case:, the helmet numbered '3692' with matching numbers to collar of corselet, also stamped with eagle and swastika above the letter 'M', the helmet with internal comms ,head purge and inlet/outlet to rear, together with a three bolt diving suit, seat weight, chest air reserve cylinder weights, back re breather pack with twin cylinders, boots and Medi diving knife. * see pages 198-199, vol 2, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A reproduction print ' Diving helmet and Dress according to Mr Siebe's last Improvement':, together with a facsimile copy of ' report on the various diving apparatus used in the removal of the wreck of the Royal George with illustration of Mr Siebe', also a facsimile copy of Harry Houdini's Diving suit patent application, three photographs of Augustus Siebe's first diving helmet and a print of a Victorian diver in full dress. * see page 202, vol 2, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A blue and yellow Siebe flag together with a white and blue Siebe Gorman flag:, the former with stitched diving helmet to the centre, the latter with silver stylized helmet design, 85cm x185cm and 87cm x 180cm respectively. * see page 205, vol 2, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 3-Bolt lightweight utility diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, single oval drop down window, rear air intake and comms, side cog adjust outlet with head button, the corselet with plate as per title, front and rear weight posts and later additional jockstrap posts, 46cm high. * see page 68-69, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A Continental style 3-bolt diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, four circular observation windows with guard to the top window, rear air inlet and comms, side out let of disc and spindle type, side hooks, the corselet with maker's plaque as per title, front hanging posts and shoulder hooks, stamped with non-matching numbers, 'No.9' to bonnet and 'No.2' to corselet, 53cm high. * see page 70, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 3-bolt shallow water diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, the circular top and side windows with guards, hinged front window, spitcock, rear Heinke inlet and comms fittings, outlet with cog adjust and secondary emergency dump valve, the corselet with front and rear hanging posts, maker's plaque as per title, 47cm high, (top window cracked) * see page 71, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A cast iron shallow water diving helmet by Snead & Co, New Jersey, second style:, single cast with joined rim, square section handle to the top and forward air intake, single 'frog eye' window, signed to front 'Snead Co Jersey City NJ Patt pending',57 cm high. * Anthony Pardoe notes - 'Nothing is really known about SNEAD as a company, or if one ever existed. However E.J.Willis Co. of New York, who specialised in Marine Equipment, put out a catalogue in 1937 in which they showed a picture of a helmet exactly like the Snead, but they called it the Willis Diving Helmet. This pattern was most probably prior 1935' see page 6, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 3-bolt rebreather diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd, London:, four circular observation windows, the top window with guard, reserve air intake lower left of front window and wing nut spitcock lower right, side outlet with head button, the cut away rear with comms and air and oxygen connectors, the continental shaped corselet with maker's plaque as per title and continental style weight loops, 50 cm high. * Note- This is an unused handmade Helmet, possibly from the 1920s/30s and was once in the Siebe Gorman Museum. * see page 72-73, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 2-bolt/3-bolt diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, matching numbers '202' and '3090', oval top and side windows with guards, hinged oval faceplate with guard, wing nut spitcock, fitted double purge valves, one to either side, rear air intake and internal ducts, weight hangers and manufacturer's plaque to corselet with one piece two bolt brail, 52cm high. * Anthony Pardoe remarks -'A beautiful handmade piece of equipment which is the same design as the Danish two-bolt... we know that many companies made 2 bolt helmets under licence to Peter Hansen Hessing in 1907. It could be that Siebe purchased the handmade hammered shells and brasses from Denmark. * see page 74, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 6-bolt diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co,London:, numbered '15383' to corselet, four circular observation windows, the top window with guard, lashing eyes, spitcock, side hooks, rear air inlet and telephone, side outlet with head button, breastplate with front and rear hanging hooks, three circular repair patches to crown, 51cm high. * see page 77, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co Patent, London:, number '4036' (matching), oval side windows with guards, circular front window without hand lugs, spitcock to one side, side hooks, outlet with head button , the rear with air inlet and comms connected to a single universal line connector, the corselet with maker's plaque as per title, hanging posts and brass brails stamped in Swedish, 41cm high * Note- This could possibly be an example of a recommendation from Siebe Gorman's catalogue D of 1939, in which the telephone wires could be incorporated into the diver's air line. * see pages 78-79, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A reproduction 12-bolt diving helmet in the manner of Siebe Gorman & Co:, oval side windows with guards, circular front window, lashing eyes, spitcock, rear inlet and comms, side outlet, hanging posts, tinned finish, 47cm high. * Note- included in the collection in order to identify a few of the obvious faults and differences between genuine and reproduction helmets- 'There are a number of these repro helmets and all were in the 19,250 -19,300 range, 30 /40 of them with follow on numbers. If purchasing a 12 bolt helmet, keep in mind the obvious differences we (Anthony & Yvonne) have pointed out, particularly if the helmet is tinned or is in the number range mentioned.' * see pages 80-81, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A Swedish Navy 12-bolt diving helmet by Siebe Gorman & Co, London, with modifications:, oval side windows with guards, circular face plate, spitcock to lower left and lasing eyes, rear air inlet and comms with American speaker box below the faceplate, the outlet valve has been moved and replaced with a Swedish example, oval plaque to corselet later engraved, the brass brail signed as per title, matching numbers '9305', also stamped to nuts , rim and brails with Swedish military stamp of three crowns, 46cm high * Anthony Pardoe remarks- 'This handmade helmet once belonged to the Swedish Navy, who adapted it by stamping the Swedish Navy Emblem - the 'Three Crowns' - on almost everything; wing nuts, front window rim and the brasses. They evidently did not want anyone to steal it!' * see page 82, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A display mounted half section 6-bolt 'Pearler' diving helmet and diver's knife by Siebe Gorman & Co, London:, the helmet section numbered '160' to rim of front window, also stamped with Admiralty issue marks to rim, mounted on a green baize with plaque 'Standard diving helmet & knife', 62.5 x 50 cm. * see page 84, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 6-bolt Admiralty pattern diving helmet by C E Heinke & Co Ltd, London:, number '309' (matching), circular side windows with screw in guards, circular front window with spitcock lower right and pepper pot outlet behind left hand side window, rear air inlet and comms, lanyard hooks to either side, both rims stamped with Admiralty Board stamp to the rear, the air inlet valve stamped and numbered '428', the corselet with weight posts and plate as per title, 47cm high. * Anthony remarks - The lettering '428 C. E. Heinke' Patent London' is heavily stamped into the air inlet; it appears Heinke took out a patent for this particular valve. This helmet was acquired from a small Museum in Wales many years ago. The number indicates it was probably made in the 1930s. * see pages 86-87, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
An iron shallow water diving helmet by Snead & Co, New Jersey, third style:, rounded handle and rear air intake, Perspex window, signed to front as per title, internal baffle plate, the interior over painted white, 55cm high. * see page 7, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A tinned 12-bolt square corselet diving helmet by C E Heinke & Co Ltd, London:, number '6534' (matching), the top and side windows with screw in guards, the front window with tie offs to either side, spitcock, rear air intake and comms, wheel adjust outlet, telephone blanking nut, counter struck on most fittings, the corselet with post and eye weight hangers, counter struck rails and plate signed as per title, 47cm high * see page 89, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12 bolt square corselet diving helmet by C E Heinke & Co Ltd, London, number '2341': (matching) circular side windows with guards, the front window with lashing eyes above, splitcock below, rear air inlet and side outlet with adjustment wheel, capped comms to the upper left rear, the corselet with manufacturer's plate as per title, loop hangers and signed brass brails, 47cm high. * see page 90, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt square corselet 'Pearler' diving helmet by C E Heinke & Co Ltd ,London:, number '2243' (matching), triple circular windows with screw in guards to side windows, three tie offs, spitcock, rear air inlet and wheel adjust outlet with head button, re-positioned telephone 'banjo' retaining nut, the counter struck corselet with hoop hangers and stamped as per title, 46cm high. * see pages 91 & 92, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt round corselet diving helmet by C E Heinke & Co Ltd, London:, number 'H93' (matching), circular windows, lashing eyes, rear air intake, wheel and spindle outlet, capped comms, manufacturer's plate to front, signed and numbered brass brails, 46cm high. * Anthony Pardoe notes - Gun-metal was the material Heinke used for corselets when they began to produce helmets in large numbers. Only the very early corselets were made of copper. The front window has screw in knobs - similar to the Siebe Gorman Admiralty Pattern. The side windows are without guards and no provision was made for them to be fitted. The top was originally tinned with some visible signs remaining. It is believed only about 150 of this pattern were made. * see page 93, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
An early 12-bolt square corselet diving helmet by C E Heinke Sub Marine Engineer, Gt. Portland Street, London:, stamped number '2', three circular observation windows, the front window with safety chain, lashing eyes above, rear air inlet, outlet valve to the rear of the left side window, thumb screw lock to the rim, the corselet with centre mounted outlet valve, flanked by copper bar weight hangers, the brails with reinforcing ridges and wing nuts stamped as per title, 47cm high. *Note- C E Heinke were at this address from 1860 until 1904. * see pages 94-95, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 3-bolt shallow water diving helmet by C E Heinke & Co Ltd, London:, the top and side windows with guards, hinged circular front window with spitcock lower right, rear air intake, outlet valve with cog and head purge, and telephone port, the corselet with makers plaque as per title, front and rear weight hangers, 46cm high. * see page 96, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt diving helmet with square corselet by C E Heinke & Co Ltd, London:, matching numbers '7074' circular side windows with guards and circular front window, spitcock and lashing eyes, rear inlet and outlet values and blanked off comms, the corselet with manufacturer's plaque as per title, stud and loop weight hangers, the brass brails also stamped with maker's details, 48cm high * see page 97, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A display mounted half section 12-bolt square corselet helmet by C E Heinke & Co Ltd, London, and a Siebe Heinke divers knife and sheath:, together on a green baize with maker's plate, the helmet section fitted interior display light, 65cm x 52cm. * see page 98, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt Mark V MOD-1 United States Navy diving helmet by Desco:, number '203', tinned finish with heavy brass guards to top and side windows, hinged front window with guard, spitcock and outlet valve below, telephone cup above, rear gooseneck air inlet and comms, breastplate, eyelets and brass brails, manufacturer's plate dated '2-81', 52cm high * see pages 100-101, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A Desco Mark V 29703 MOD-1 12-bolt Navy diving helmet,: oval top and circular side windows with guards, hinged circular faceplate with guard, rear air intake, purge value, spitcock, brass brails to corselett, all with matching number '226' and manufacturer's date '11.89', in a tinned finish, 51cm high *Anthony Pardoe notes - We understand that after 1984 no MK Vs were ordered by the U.S. Navy. Since then only a few helmets have been made, mainly for collectors. * see page 102, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A brass shallow water diving helmet by Snead & Co, New Jersey, fourth style:, signed as per title, rounded handle to top with air intake to the rear, Perspex window, interior baffle plate, 55cm high. *Notes- though visibly similar to the earlier models, the raised window allows for better viewing while moving the air intake to the rear thus prevented irritation to the divers face, the baffle plate directs the air stream to prevent fogging. * see page 7, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt 'Abalone' diving helmet by Desco, Milwaukee Wis, USA:, number '403' (matching), four circular windows with bar guards, spring loaded safety bolt, comms cap, spitcock, rear air intake and comms, side outlet, hanging posts and plaque as per title, 46cm high. *Anthony Pardoe notes - 'This type of helmet was primarily designed for gathering pearl, abalone shells, sponge and underwater vegetation. However it can also be used for commercial diving. This particular helmet was made in 1992 for the previous owner of DESCO - Tom Fifield - and was on display in his office....Abalone helmets did not usually have communications as they were not part of the original drawings or specifications. Therefore this helmet is a factory modified example.' * see page 103, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt US Navy Standard pattern MK V diving helmet by Desco:, number '1280', four observation windows with guards, the front window hinged to one side, spitcock , outlet valve with banana exhaust, rear air inlet and capped comms, comms cap upper right, the breastplate with hanging eyes, maker's plate as per title and dated '6 6 44', also stamped 'S' with anchor to the rim of the collar, 51cm high. * see pages 104-105, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt commercial diving helmet by A Schrader's Son, New York:, triple observation windows with guards, outlet with cog, side hooks and rear air inlet, the corselet with plaque 'Repaired by A Schrader's Son, Inc' and numbered 'AB20', similar plaque to helmet dated '11/18/1', short brass hanging posts to breastplate and brass brails, 46cm high. * see page 106-107, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt non-recessed diving helmet by A Schrader, New York:, circular side and front windows with guards, lasing eyes below faceplate, rear air intake and non adjustable air outlet, internal ducts, the corselet with weight hangers and brass brails, the neck ring stamped 'A Schrader New York', 43cm high. * see page 108, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt/4-bolt diving helmet by A Schrader's Son Inc, New York:, number '516', the bonnet and corselet also numbered '35' to rims, all four observation windows with guards, the front window with tie off eyes beneath, rear air inlet, comms and lanyard hooks, the corselet with makers plate as per title and short weight posts, 48cm high * see page 110, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A US Navy Mk V MOD-1 12-bolt diving helmet by A Schrader's & Son, Brooklyn, NY, USA:, number '798B', oval top window with guard and comms cup to the right hand side, circular side windows with guards and hinged front window with guard, spitcock lower right, side outlet with head button and banana valve, rear air inlet and telephone, the corselet with maker's plaque as per title and dated '10-43', brass hanging posts and brails, 49cm high. * see page 111, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt commercial diving helmet by Craftsweld, New York:, number '1694', oval top window and circular side windows with guards, circular front window, telephone cup above, side outlet valve and rear air intake and comms, peg safety catch on chain, the corselet with breastplate eyes and manufacturer's plate as per title, 47cm high * see pages 112-113, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt commercial diving helmet by A J Morse & Son, Boston, Mass:, oval side windows with guards, circular front window with lashing eyes beneath, side hooks, rear air inlet, outlet with head button, the corselet with maker's plaque as per title, front hanging posts and brass brails, 41cm high * see pages 114-115, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A shallow water diving helmet by Desco, made specially for the Pardoe collection:, the spun copper top attached to a cast brass corselet with square cast brass window, riveted handle to top, rear downward facing air inlet, signed to corselet 'Diving Equip and Supply Co Milwaukee Wis', front and rear weight posts, 49cm high. * see page 8, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 12-bolt commercial diving helmet by A J Morse & Son , Boston:, number '3362' (matching), triple circular windows with guards, lashing eyes, comms cup lower left and telephone cap and retaining clamp to the right of the front window, side outlet with head button, rear air inlet, corselet with maker's plaque as per title, short hanging posts and brass brails, 48cm high * see page 116, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
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