First closed diving helmet and breastplate

Made:: 1839 in England

patentee:: Augustus Siebe Augustus Siebe

designer:: John Deane

First closed diving helmet and breastplate

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First closed diving helmet and breastplate, as developed by Augustus Siebe, England, 1839, from an earlier design by George Edwards. For use with closed diving dress, based on suggestions by John Deane.

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Category:: Protective Clothing

Object Number:: 1881-47

Materials:: leather, asbestos, glass and copper (alloy)

Measurements:: overall: 450 mm x 460 mm x 380 mm,

type:: diving equipment and helmet

credit:: William Augustus Gorman

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