General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM/ RUBBER/ PLASTIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

54.0 cm

Width

28.5 cm

Height

16.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Diving

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

US DIVERS

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Los Angeles

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1958

Canada

Unknown

Function

REGULATES AIR SUPPLY FROM CYLINDER TO DIVER

Technical

REGULATORS FIRST BECAME AVAILABLE TO GENERAL PUBLIC IN USA IN 1953, WHEN DACOR INTRODUCED THE "C1" AND U.S. DIVERS OFFERED THE "AQUA LUNG". IN THE MID 1960S DOUBLE HOSE DESIGNS WERE REPLACED BY SINGLE HOSE; IN THE LATE 1970S NATURAL BRASS & RUBBER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED WITH SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, WHICH WERE MORE DURABLE & IMPERVIOUS, AND STAINLESS STEEL. ERGONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS ALSO MADE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

FOLLOWING INFO. APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON REGULATOR BACK: 'U.S. DIVERS CORP./ 1/20/ W. PICO BLVD./ LOS ANGELES' CALIF./ COUSTEAU_GAGNAN/ "JET AIR"/ USE COMPRESSED AIR ONLY/ Pat. No. 2,485,039/ MADE IN U.S.A./ AQUA DY LUNG'

Missing

NONE EVIDENT

Finish

MOUTHPIECE, HOSE, MOST AREAS OF REGULATOR- BLACK/ NATURAL SILVER METAL FITTINGS ON REGULATOR/ YELLOW SAFETY PURGE CAP

Decoration

N/A