Any vintage dive mask collectors out there? Especially from Japan?

[Sam Miller III]

I have visions of the tip of my nose squashed against the glass holding the seal away from my face.

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That was the problem with all the Pre WW11 and post WW11 Japanese and Korean dive masks. Even the famous and highly desirable " Sea Net" which was the 1942 American copy of the Oriental masks suffered from the same problems.

The nose squeeze against the face plate could be solved by gluing a small amount of "foam" at that time a piece of sponge around the perimeter of the skirt.

You as one who has spent considerable time in commercial gear I suspect you recall Phil Widoff's brass Abilene mask which required copious amounts of foam to seal and be comfortable for long periods. Same principle..

SDM

 

[Akimbo]

Not Asian, but vintage. Was there a low volume mask before the Cressi Pinocchio? It is the first one I remember and it looks like it recently went out of production. That has to be one of the longest production runs out there other than the simple Mike Nelson oval mask clones.

 

[regulator bj]

A great fitting mask early versions in blue, be good to learn the first year of production.

 

[Mike Lev]

Hello Bj nice mask. Here are some I have. The Blue is a Super Pinocchio erly chrome band. The orange is a Rissian knock off maybe? As far as the first year of production. I would guess 1955 ? I will explain why in the next post.