Vintage Question: Any Idea What This Thing Is?

[WB2GLP]

I picked this up in a lot of vintage gear the other day. My best guess is that it's something to do with spear fishing. Have any of you vintage guys or gals seen one of these before? I tried doing a patent search based on the number along the side, but no luck.

 

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[Sitkadiver]

Cool little marker float.

I think those were lighted...? Is there a AA battery compartment on top?

I cannot remember if the top comes off and floats by itself, or if you were supposed to remove it from your belt first before pulling the metal pin.

Cool find.

 

[WB2GLP]

Thanks awap! Pretty cool. Do you know if this was originally sold as a toy or as a usable piece of gear?

 

[regulator bj]

Found this add in an English mag dated 1972 , Tillbrook were importers of GSD Italy Bought my Marker in 1970 in a junk shop.

 

[WB2GLP]

So, it's real gear and not a pool toy. That's great. The next question is what the heck am I going to do with it? LOL

 

[Mike Lev]

I found my King Athletic Goods catalog with the man on the cover. Also the page with your maker. They sold King Neptune and GSD products. I don't know if Lloyd was part owner or not. But it's a cool catalog. I used to have one of thoses markers in the box but sold it. They were on ebay quite often years back. You could get one in the box for around $25. I haven't seen one in quite sometime now.

 

[WB2GLP]

Nice pictures, Mike. Thanks for taking the time to post them.

 

[divad]

The next question is what the heck am I going to do with it? LOL

Try it out?

 

[USdiver1]

GSD, what memories that brings. My favorite mask of all times was a GSD Esmeralda. And who can forget their Spinnaker regulator, made famous by Nick Nolte in The Deep.