Basic gear from mid-twentieth-century Türkiye (Turkey)

[David Wilson]

Thanks for the post and the like, Iowwall.

Kanbir snorkel-mask.

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Diving mask with two breathing tubes inserted into sockets at the top. Metal rim topped with adjusting screw. Metal buckles on each side to retain and adjust head strap.

 

[David Wilson]

Labrax fins.

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Closed-heel open-toe fins with concave-tipped blades with side rails and thin ribs for reinforcement.

Some time midweek we shall be moving on to basic equipment manufactured by Dagon during the 1950s and 1960s in Israel.