Spiral diving suit

August 2008

Wichmann and Zopke 1903

Spiral wire armouring makes its appearance yet again in a design by Wichmann and Zopke in 1903. This proposes to encircle the diver’s trunk and tights with flat steel spiral bands drawn tight by a handle-operated ratchet. It is chiefly valuable as an instance of what to avoid. Wichmann und Zopke patented there “invention” in 1903 in Germany.

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