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Old Weird/Strange/Creepy/Funny/Odd/Unique Victorian Woman & Diving Suit Photo
Click images to enlarge Description Old Weird/Strange/Creepy/Funny/Odd/Unique Victorian Woman & Diving Suit Photo Item Details: You will receive an 11"x14" black and white photo reprint This photo will be shipped first class USPS, and a tracking number provided This is a very unusual Victorian Era circa 1880 photo of a young woman posing in a studio with a man dressed in an antique diving suit The first diving dress designs appeared in the early 18th century Two English inventors developed the first pressure-proof diving suits in the 1710s John Lethbridge built a completely enclosed suit to aid in salvage work. It consisted of a pressure-proof air-filled barrel with a glass viewing hole and two watertight enclosed sleeves This suit gave the diver more maneouverability to accomplish useful underwater salvage work Siebe's improved design in 1873 After testing this machine in his garden pond (specially built for the purpose) Lethbridge dived on a number of wrecks: four English men-of-war, one East Indiaman (both English and Dutch), two Spanish galleons and a number of galleys He became very wealthy as a result of his salvages One of his better-known recoveries was on the Dutch Slot ter Hooge, which had sunk off Madeira with over three tons of silver on board At the same time, Andrew Becker created a leather-covered diving suit with a helmet featuring a window Becker used a system of tubes for inhaling and exhaling, and demonstrated his suit in the River Thames, London, during which he remained submerged for an hour German-born British engineer Augustus Siebe developed the standard diving dress in the 1830s Expanding on improvements already made by another engineer, George Edwards, Siebe produced his own design - a helmet fitted to a full length watertight canvas diving suit Later dresses were made with waterproofed canvas invented by Charles Mackintosh From the late 1800s and throughout most of the 20th century, most Standard Dresses consisted of a solid sheet of rubber between layers of tan twill Quality of Photo: Not printed on some cheap ink jet printer that will have horrible image quality like some other sellers All black and white photos will be printed with ink on paper that can last up to 200 years All color photos will be printed with ink on paper that will last up to over 100 years Shipping: I will combine shipping if you purchase more than one photo. Buy them and I will send you a revised invoice I will mail within 24 hours of payment Your photos will be be packed with the utmost care to ensure they arrive to you in the best condition possible Customer Service: I am not in this for a "fast buck." I genuinely love history and I love the photographs I sell, every single one of them. I realized a long time ago, I'm not just selling "photos." I'm selling joy, happiness, sadness, misery, nostalgia, admiration, appreciation, interest, love, hate, and every other human emotion that are depicted in these photos or the emotions they invoke in you and/or the people who look at them. Most photos depict more than one or will invoke more than one of the above emotions in you and the viewers of your photo. You want to be treated courteously and respectfully. You want your item in the best possible condition in the fastest time possible. You want a responsive seller when you have needs who can take care of you before and after a sale (someone who doesn't just "disappear" on you after you already gave them your money) As a seller, I give my oath to you, that I will do my best to fulfill all of the above. It may sound cliche, and cheesy but I genuinely appreciate you and everyone who spends their hard earned money with me. It does not matter whether you spend $1 or $1 million dollars with me, you will be treated and cared for to the fullest extent of my ability. This is my promise to you. Because I will do all I can to help you, please let me know if there is anything wrong, before you leave negative feedback. Listing Templates! Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter
Click images to enlarge Description Old Weird/Strange/Creepy/Funny/Odd/Unique Victorian Woman & Diving Suit Photo Item Details: You will receive an 11"x14" black and white photo reprint This photo will be shipped first class USPS, and a tracking number provided This is a very unusual Victorian Era circa 1880 photo of a young woman posing in a studio with a man dressed in an antique diving suit The first diving dress designs appeared in the early 18th century Two English inventors developed the first pressure-proof diving suits in the 1710s John Lethbridge built a completely enclosed suit to aid in salvage work. It consisted of a pressure-proof air-filled barrel with a glass viewing hole and two watertight enclosed sleeves This suit gave the diver more maneouverability to accomplish useful underwater salvage work Siebe's improved design in 1873 After testing this machine in his garden pond (specially built for the purpose) Lethbridge dived on a number of wrecks: four English men-of-war, one East Indiaman (both English and Dutch), two Spanish galleons and a number of galleys He became very wealthy as a result of his salvages One of his better-known recoveries was on the Dutch Slot ter Hooge, which had sunk off Madeira with over three tons of silver on board At the same time, Andrew Becker created a leather-covered diving suit with a helmet featuring a window Becker used a system of tubes for inhaling and exhaling, and demonstrated his suit in the River Thames, London, during which he remained submerged for an hour German-born British engineer Augustus Siebe developed the standard diving dress in the 1830s Expanding on improvements already made by another engineer, George Edwards, Siebe produced his own design - a helmet fitted to a full length watertight canvas diving suit Later dresses were made with waterproofed canvas invented by Charles Mackintosh From the late 1800s and throughout most of the 20th century, most Standard Dresses consisted of a solid sheet of rubber between layers of tan twill Quality of Photo: Not printed on some cheap ink jet printer that will have horrible image quality like some other sellers All black and white photos will be printed with ink on paper that can last up to 200 years All color photos will be printed with ink on paper that will last up to over 100 years Shipping: I will combine shipping if you purchase more than one photo. Buy them and I will send you a revised invoice I will mail within 24 hours of payment Your photos will be be packed with the utmost care to ensure they arrive to you in the best condition possible Customer Service: I am not in this for a "fast buck." I genuinely love history and I love the photographs I sell, every single one of them. I realized a long time ago, I'm not just selling "photos." I'm selling joy, happiness, sadness, misery, nostalgia, admiration, appreciation, interest, love, hate, and every other human emotion that are depicted in these photos or the emotions they invoke in you and/or the people who look at them. Most photos depict more than one or will invoke more than one of the above emotions in you and the viewers of your photo. You want to be treated courteously and respectfully. You want your item in the best possible condition in the fastest time possible. You want a responsive seller when you have needs who can take care of you before and after a sale (someone who doesn't just "disappear" on you after you already gave them your money) As a seller, I give my oath to you, that I will do my best to fulfill all of the above. It may sound cliche, and cheesy but I genuinely appreciate you and everyone who spends their hard earned money with me. It does not matter whether you spend $1 or $1 million dollars with me, you will be treated and cared for to the fullest extent of my ability. This is my promise to you. Because I will do all I can to help you, please let me know if there is anything wrong, before you leave negative feedback. Listing Templates! Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter
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