For those interested in delving into the deep dark history of diving and happen to be in/going to the keys... check out the "History of Diving Museum". They have a web site at www.divingmuseum.com.
It's located at mile marker 83 on Islamorada in the keys... there is an admission fee but they allow you to take pictures and it is a facinating place to visit while you're waiting for your no-fly time to pass.
My wife and I visited it about a week ago... although it is MOSTLY focused on hard-hat diving (they have an amazing collection of dive helmets)... there is some stuff on the early days of scuba including a re-creation of an 1828 demand regulator (based on a French patent)... it works amazingly like the ones we use today.
A helmet from Disney's "20000 Leagues Under the Sea" is cool... early regs, rebreathers, STUFF...
... anyway... thought I'd pass it along...
J.R.
It's located at mile marker 83 on Islamorada in the keys... there is an admission fee but they allow you to take pictures and it is a facinating place to visit while you're waiting for your no-fly time to pass.
My wife and I visited it about a week ago... although it is MOSTLY focused on hard-hat diving (they have an amazing collection of dive helmets)... there is some stuff on the early days of scuba including a re-creation of an 1828 demand regulator (based on a French patent)... it works amazingly like the ones we use today.
A helmet from Disney's "20000 Leagues Under the Sea" is cool... early regs, rebreathers, STUFF...
... anyway... thought I'd pass it along...
J.R.
