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Antique Diving Helmets : Antique deep diving helmets were most often utilized by units of the military and for scientists who needed to dive and remain underwater for longer than one or two minutes. Antique diving helmets accompanied a diving suit, and they can add a wonderful piece to your home decor.

What are the characteristics of antique diving helmets?

Front and back badges: Navy, Marine, Army, or Coast Guard helmets that were utilized for a dive provide badges featuring the seal of the respective branch of the military, the helmet number, logos, as well as other ornamental features.
Buckles and fittings: The outside of the helmets has metal or animal skin buckles and fittings that were utilized in an effort to create a seal between the helmet and the diving suit.
Front glass: The hinged front glass of the helmet enabled the individual to pop up the glass and have a clearer view of the sea floor once a dive had been done. Popping up the glass also made it easier to breathe after the individual had surfaced after finishing diving to a level of moderate depth.

What are antique diving helmets constructed of?

Glass. The visor section of the diving helmets. It. It was usually made of glass. In the run-up to World War II, the diving. The diving helmets were made with more shatter-resistant glass. The diving. The glass. The glass in the diving helmet enabled the divers to see ahead of them.

Metal: Copper and brass were most often utilized for diving helmets of divers who were required to descend in saltwater. These helmet metals provided greater protection against the salts in the sea water. The material was also long-lasting while diving at a moderate depth under a moderate level of pressure.

Leather: Leather was applied to diving helmets to keep the divers warm while diving into cold water. The animal skin also enabled the diver to dive to a deeper level of saltwater or freshwater, since more of the body heat would be retained between the prepared animal skin flaps on the helmet and the canvas of the diving suit.

How were antique diving helmets used?

The helmet closed the diver's head to enable them to reach a significant depth within the ocean. Closing the person's head prevented excessive atmospheric pressure that would otherwise lead to severe illness. The helmet also provided an access port through which oxygen was delivered under pressure to enable the person to breathe when in the water. The earlier helmets had a free flow system for the delivery of breathing air under pressure. It was a straightforward design that fit over a closed canvas diving suit and was attached to a pump buoyed at the surface of the saltwater or freshwater. Hosing was inserted into the helmet for the air delivery. Helmets were employed in the laying of mines, searching for treasure, searching sunken vessels, and investigating underwater hazards.

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