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Jake Rigs

 

You never know where you will stumble across historical diving equipment. Here in Wisconsin maritime museums dot the shoreline and some have gear with a story to tell the visitor. A jake rig is a complete diving outfit displayed as it would be worn. The rig will include a helmet & breastplate, dress (suit), gloves or mitts, weighted shoes, weightbelt, and diver's knife.

 

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Door County Maritime Museum

Sturgeon Bay, WI

 

http://www.dcmm.org

 

The jake below is in the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay. It is part of a larger exhibit of the Roen Salvage Co. office and recompression chamber. DCMM preserves the maritime history of Door County with its main museum in Sturgeon Bay, a commercial fishing museum in Gills Rock, and as caretakers of the Cana Island Lighthouse.

 

Photo by William Pelky

 

 

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Rogers Street Fishing Village Museum

Two Rivers, WI

 

http://www.rogersstreet.com

 

This diving outfit is on display at the Rogers Street Fishing Village Museum in Two Rivers. Rogers Street Fishing Museum preserves the commercial fishing heritage of Two Rivers in several fish shed along the river. Part of the museum is dedicated to the Kahlenberg Company and the diesel engines that powered most of the commercial fishing fleet on the Lakes. They also preserve the genealogical history of the French families who settled in this area. Unfortunately I am ignorant of its story but I hope to rectify that this summer.

 

 

Photo by William Pelky

 

 

 

   

This helmet is a little dearer to our heart.

 

 

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Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Manitowoc, WI

 

http://www.wisconsinmaritime.org

 

Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc has a extensive collection of maritime artifacts from the area. Manitowoc was a significant shipbuilding center and built 28 submarines during WWII. it is home to the USS Cobia. The jake rig at WMM is part of a larger display of various maritime artifacts. The helmet is a Morse breastfed three light commercial. It has matching numbers and looks complete. Also in the display is a very old Morse telephone and a hand crank air pump (mfg ?).

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Photos by William Pelky