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Two Late 1900â€™s DESCO Equipment Catalogs

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Original 40s or 50s DESCO Large Equipment Catalog: This is an original and impressive Diving Equipment and Supply Company (DESCO) equipment catalog. Likely dating to the late 1940s or 1950s this publication is made up of a textured 6 ring binder with

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Original 1950s DESCO 6 Ring Binder Equipment Catalog: This is an original and impressive Diving Equipment and Supply Company (DESCO) equipment catalog. Likely dating to the late 1950s this publication is made up of a textured 6 ring binder with 40 pages.

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Original DESCO Diving Equipment Catalog 1960s: Excellent example of an original Diving Equipment & Supply Company catalog circa 1960s. Contains 40 pages of all the diving gear this wonderful company sold at the time. Excellent reference source and

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Two 1960s Mar-Vel Diving Equipment Catalogs: Pair of two vintage Mar-Vel diving equipment catalogs. This company offered a huge range of equipment to both commercial and recreational divers after World War 2. Early scuba equipment to Mark V helm

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NEMROD Equipment Catalogs & Regulator & Gauge Diagrams: Collection of original Nemrod ephemera. Lot includes three catalogs dating to 1962, 1970 and one from the 1990s. There are also two original parts diagrams for a Nemrod Snark III double hose regulator

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1967 & 1980 Mar-Vel Diving Equipment Catalogs: Two original catalogs from the Mar-Vel company. One dates to 1967 and has 124 pages. The other dates to 1980 with 138 pages. Both include all the latest commercial, military and sporting equipment ava

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Rare 1943 DESCO Small Volume US Navy Mark V Diving Helmet: This is the famed US Navy Mark V diving helmet and one of the first made by Diving Equipment & Salvage Company (DESCO)! The Diving Equipment & Salvage Company started business in the late 1930s. In 19

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DESCO Lightweight Suit w/ Navy Stamp & Chaffing Pants: This is a grouping of two nice vintage pieces of diving equipment. First is a DESCO Browne Lightweight rear entry suit. These were typically used with a Browne full face mask. There is a US Navy inspe

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Assortment Of 14 Divers Air Hose Fittings Morse & DESCO: An assortment of 14 various brass divers air hose fittings. Two of the double male fittings are stamped Morse Diving Equipment and a third is stamped DESCO. All items will be shipped with a signature

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Circa 1970s DESCO Mark V Blue Catalog: New old stock DESCO catalog from around the 1970â€™s/80â€™s, showing their helmets, diving equipment and accessories. Mark V and DESCO Pot on the cover. All items will be shipped with a sign

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Rare DESCO 1950s Rebreather A-Lung New In Box!: This is a rare and short lived product from Diving Equipment & Supply Company! Called the A-Lung, Adventurer, and Sportster Lung, it was a rebreather, catalog #59114. This piece is essentially new in

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Original A.J. Morse Equipment Catalog Printing Blocks: This is a fascinating grouping of 5 original printing block used in 1920â€™s era A.J. Morse and Son equipment catalogs. The blocks are made of wood with a copper or lead reversed image on them. T

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15 Reprinted Diving Equipment Catalogs + More: Grouping of excellent reference material on diving equipment from various manufacturers. 15 of the catalogs are reprinted from the originals. The collection includes an original Professional Divers ma

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Military & Commercial Diving Equipment Catalogs & Manuals: Grouping consists of the following; hardbound book American Dive Catalog Collection by Ray Mathieson, Manual De Bueo Deportivo, US Navy Diving Manual Vol 2 May 15 1991, hardbound Manual For Divers Pre

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Huge Japanese Diving Equipment Catalog Collection: Collection of approximately one hundred and forty Japanese diving equipment catalogs dating from 1989 to 1993. The large three ring binders are labeled 1989 manufacturers, 1990 manufacturers A to O, 1

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Original A.J. Morse & Son 1925 Equipment Catalog: This is an original Andrew J. Morse & Son Inc. equipment catalog. This publication was printed on May 1st, 1925. There is 59 pages of detailed images and descriptions of equipment available from this

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Two Late 1900â€™s DESCO Equipment Catalogs

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Two original DESCO catalogs from around the 1980â€™s/1990â€™s showing their helmets, diving equipment, and accessories. Full color covers and high-quality photos. Good reference material.

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