My Library, Swindell

‘DiveScrap’Index

the scrapbook of diving history

 

1971 Beckman operating and service instructions

Written by Tom Underwood, edited by Ben Krouse. Published in 1971 by Beckman Instruments, Inc. 75 pages, soft cover bound A4. On the title page the book also shows an FM code: FM-541902-302 but I am not sure if this is ‘just a code’ or a NATO ‘Field Manual’ code.

Advanced Air & Mix Gas Diving System Manual by Divex

Published by Divex. 43 pages sof cover A4 size. Not dated but this manual has both the USA company address and the English address on the back cover so it was probably printed during the late nineteen seventies. 

1973 NEDU test report of the Advanced Air Diving Helmet

Beckman Electrolung operating and maintenance instructions

Looks like a bad quality photocopy. 32 pages, soft cover bound A4 operating and maintenance book for the ‘Kanwisher / Starck ELECTROLUNG underwater breathing apparatus. Published by the Beckman Instruments, Inc. I have not found a date but estimate it ‘late sixties’.

Beckman Electrolung II sales brochure.

4 pages, A4 Published by the Beckman Instruments, Inc. as ‘Bulletin 0-2001’. I have not found a date but estimate it ‘early seventies’.

1973 NEDU test report of the Advanced Mix Gas Diving System

‘Navy Experimental Diving Unit’ Test report of the Advanced ( Swindell ) Helium-Oxygen Diving Helmet ( NAVXDIVINGU REPORT 10-73 )

‘Navy Experimental Diving Unit’ Test report of the Advanced ( Swindell ) Air Diving Helmet ( NAVXDIVINGU REPORT 7-73 )