Basic gear from mid-twentieth-century Peru

[David Wilson]

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Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At 1,285,216 km² (496,225 square miles), Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and the third largest in South America.

Pictured below, the citadel of Machu Picchu, an iconic symbol of pre-Columbian Peru.

Pictured above, skyscrapers in the central business district of Lima, Peru.

 

[David Wilson]

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Manicsac is a rubber goods manufacturing company based in Lima, the capital city of Peru in South America. The basic underwater swimming gear in the Manicsac’s consumer products range is made using some of the original moulds of the diving equipment manufacturer Copino, which operated decades ago in the city of Palma on the Spanish island of Majorca.

This thread will showcase the diving mask, the breathing tube parts and the swimming fins of natural rubber construction in the Manicsac range of diving and swimming products. The company's basic diving products are pictured above.

The Manicsac diving mask to be reviewed midweek.

 

[David Wilson]

Thanks for the like, Iowwall.

Manicsac diving mask.

Kidney-shaped diving mask with nosepiece for ear clearing.

 

[David Wilson]

Manicsac snorkel parts.

The rubber parts of breathing tubes.

A closer look at snorkel mouthpieces at the weekend.