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DESCO Airmaster SCUBA Regulator Saf-T-Eye
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NEVER, EVER DIVE A HELMET OR ANY EQUIPMENT UNLESS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SURE IT IS GENUINE AND IN PROPER WORKING CONDITION. Replica helmets are not designed or built for actual use. Attempting to dive a replica helmet could result in serious injury or death. Only dive after you have received the proper training.
After World War II there was a glut of surplus diving equipment on the market. DESCO was sold in the late 40's to Alfred Dorst. Mr. Dorst decided to expand DESCO's product base and introduced products and equipment for the sports market. DESCO developed a SCUBA regulator called the Airmaster. It featured a double hose which was common at the time. Other items included water skis, masks and fins, and harpoon guns. The sporting goods line only lasted about 12 years from approximately 1947 to 1960. No sporting goods items appeared on retail pricelists after 1960.
DESCO SCUBA
For a short time in the 1950's DESCO produced a SCUBA regulator called the Airmaster. It was sold loose or mounted. A mounted unit was known as the "D" Lung.
A handout flyer for the Airmaster.
One page Airmaster flyer
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Saf-T-Eye Tank Pressure Warning System
In 1961 DESCO developed a SCUBA tank pressure warning device. The Saf-T-Eye was a device fitted to the yoke on the SCUBA tank. A micrometer style dial on the valve allowed the diver to check the tank pressure before donning the tank by dialing down until the indicator light came on. The diver would then set the device to a predetermined reserve pressure. When the tank reached that pressure the light would come on to warn the diver he had reached his reserve. The light was designed to be fitted to the Jack Browne DVM Mask, or any SCUBA mask of sufficient size.
In the left picture above you can see the battery holder and the indicator light in the left top of the mask. This setup is similar to the one shown in the four page brochure. The unit came with a Rego regulator, Saf-T-Eye, and DVM Mask.
In the right photo you can see the unit installed on a tank minus a mask. The setup in this photo is similar to the one shown in the two page brochure. The customer would supply his own regulator and mask.
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Four page brochure for the Saf-T-Eye DVM
Two page brochure for the Saf-T-Eye installation in a SCUBA mask
