19th Century Scuba

By Dr. M, on September 27th, 2009 4 comments   Gadgets & Gear, Social Sciences, Vessels and Equipment   Carmagnolle, Diving, France, scuba, steampunk  

…and I thought I was burdened with gear

837lb diving suite designed by the Carmagnolle brothers in 1882

The sole example of this steampunkesque diving suit appears Musée de la Marine in Paris. Built by Alphonse and Theodore Carmagnolle  with 20 portholes the entire suite weighs in at 837 pounds.  You can get a bit of the history and the specs over at Diving Heritage.  Be careful not to head over unless you totally are prepared to give up a few hours exploring the world’s largest virtual dive museum featuring over 300 helmets!

4 comments to 19th Century Scuba

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  September 27, 2009 at 19:29 · Reply

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• Jason

  September 28, 2009 at 20:40 · Reply

  In addition to being mind-meltingly awesome, I found this suit eerily familiar. At first I thought it was something out of a Mike Mignola comic, but then I came across this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bioshockcoverfinalcropped.jpg

• Saurooon

  September 28, 2009 at 23:21 · Reply

  Thank you! I would now go on this blog every day!
  Saurooon

• Roy J

  October 28, 2009 at 23:14 · Reply

  After seeing this suit, I don’t think I will ever complain about getting into a wetsuit ever again (well maybe a little).