According to the Fins this suit is the oldest diving suit on earth. The original is displayed in the Raahe Museum in Finland. The suit shown at the photographs here below was rebuilt in 1988, the photo’s were taken at the ‘Sukkeluksen Päivä’ ( divers day ) in Turku, June 2012.
The ‘Wanha Herra’ ( ‘Old Man’ ) Diving Suit
‘DiveScrap’Index
the scrapbook of diving history
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