The suit was designed to have four joints in each arm and leg, and
included one joint in each thumb, for a total of eighteen.
Disconnecting the upper and lower halves made entry into the suit
possible. The addition of spacers in the waist, arm, and legs would
have made it possible to accommodate various operators. Four small
viewing ports and a single built-in chest-mounted lamp facilitated
underwater viewing. Unfortunately, there is no evidence that
Bowdoin's suit was ever built. |
Bowdoin patent US 1146781 |
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courtesy popular science |
This unique picture shows Harry L. Bowdoin. If you have more pictures please sedn them! |
Bowdoin suit in real ! |
Recently I have received some fantastic pictures of
a 3D model of the Bowdoin suit. This artist impression is made by
Mr. Charles Daigneault
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courtesy : Mr. Charles Daigneault |
courtesy : Mr. Charles Daigneault |
courtesy : Mr. Charles Daigneault |
September 2009 |
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Email: jw.bech@quicknet.nl |
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