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aquacat8

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You HAVE that thing??
 
Do you use it?

Oh yes! It takes about 45 minutes to fill a steel 72 to 2700 psi which is roughly equal to an AL80 @ 3000 psi. It will also run from a 15 amp, 115 volt circuit so I could even take it with me if I ever decide to go someplace with no dive shops. If SouthWest flies there then I wouldn't even have to pay for the "checked bag." :)

There have been several threads about the Cornelius over the years here on SB and several of us old geezers have them.
 
FYI
The Cornelius. compressor came out of WW11 .
It was designed and used in/or around one of the bombers produced during the later days of the war .

One of my close friends and diving buddies for many years had and used on his entre diving career. never had a problem.
I and many of his other buddies questioned his sanity.

He was a retired WW11, Korea & VN vet, a USMC airdale officer and certainly could have paid for air but preferred his trusty Cornelius to fill his and his wife's cylinders

He has been gone now for ten years, but his trusty Cornelius is still resting in his widows garage ready to be plug in and fired up - A silent tribute to a great design and American workmanship of years gone by



SDM
 
You book is a great find - especially in Georgia !

May I suggest to you that you continue to investigate the "Trend & Fawcett" series of books? Lile the one you currently display they are loaded with now what is known as vintage or historical information. They were eight in number, most published in the 1950s , were paperback and several were also issued as hard covers generally around 125 pages loaded with pictures and stories and DIY articles.

FYI the following is a complete list of the books and authors

Underwater
Bill Barada

Underwater Adventure
Bill Barada

Skin diving annual
E R Cross
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Skin and SCUBA diver
Lil Boreson & Jack Spears

Skin Diver hand book
Lil Boreson & Jack Spears

.Skin and SCUBA Diving
John E Cayford

.Skin and SCUBA Diving
Jim Martinhoff

Handbook for Skin divers
George Bronson-Horward
(the book you have!)

These books are great historical documents - a glimpse into the past when life and diving was simpler !

I congratulate you for your find and saving this very historical document from being unceremoniously tossed and forgotten except for a few

Cheers from a hill in CenCal overlooking the blue Pacific - where I am headed with little dog Lucky

Sam Miller,III

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DD
 
Delighted to find that I have every title, Sam, in my modest bookcase of diving literature. They are indeed great books of their time, full of fascinating textual and pictorial information.
 
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