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Andrew J. Morse and Son Shallow Water Diving Helmet

Specifications

Andrew J. Morse and Son Shallow Water Diving Helmet

Category

Manufacturing

Classification

CHENHALL - Recreational Objects - Recreational Devices - Device, Water Recreation - Helmet, Diver's

Object Origin
Manufacturer:

Andrew J. Morse Co.

Date Manufactured:

c. 1930

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Fully enclosed helmet for underwater diving. The copper structure surrounds the entire head and neck, with a portion extending onto the collarbone and back and glass pane for diver's eyes.

Materials:

copper

metal

glass

Marks: "PAT APPORVED" "A. J. MORSE & SON/BOSTON MASS./USA"

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 20.5 in, Width: 13.25 in, Depth: 16 in

Credit

Museum Purchase, 33.626

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Andrew J. Morse and Son Shallow Water Diving Helmet

About: Andrew J. Morse and Son Shallow Water Diving Helmet

About: Andrew J. Morse and Son Shallow Water Diving Helmet

Made by the Andrew J. Morse and Son Company, this sixty-two-pound diving helmet was intended for depths of less than forty feet. The company was founded in 1837 in Boston, Massachusetts, as a marine brassware-making company before making diving helmets and suits.

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