1938 Selbstretter 180, 200 and 200A

1938 Selbstretter 180, 200 and 200A

de Development of mine escape apparatus 1938 Dräger Selbstretter Modell 180, 200 and 200A The history of the development of self-contained breathing apparatus goes quite far back in time, though in the early days most of the attention was given to designing a unit to...
1962 Dräger LOX rebreather Simbal

1962 Dräger LOX rebreather Simbal

de Liquid Oxygen Rebreather Dräger Model Simbal When oxygen production facilities increased in numbers during the 1914 – 1920 period in Germany, it became likely these techniques would be used for developing new models of Breathing apparatus. Based on this...
1986 Dräger Oxy 30

1986 Dräger Oxy 30

de Mine Escape set Oxy 30 Self contained oxygen escape rebreather Recently I obtained a new rebreather for my collection. This German Dräger Oxy D 30 M is a half hour self rescue rebreather built in 1986. The rebreather is delivered in a stainless steel container with...
2020 Auer MSA Airelite

2020 Auer MSA Airelite

de Fire fighter rescue rebreather Airelite The unit developed in 2007 is still available The unit is an actual available model of the American MSA corporation who have bought Auer Germany.Details are widely available on the internet, this page only shows some...
1986 Dräger Oxy 30

1953 Dräger Barakuda Tummler

de Tümmler sports diving oxygen kit Barakuda 1953 sportsdiving oxygen rebreather Mode of action: The completely empty breathing bag (a) is filled with at least 99% pure oxygen from the cylinder (f). The diver, who has exhaled (breathed out) his lungs before starting...
1961 Dräger Travox 120

1961 Dräger Travox 120

de Dräger firefighter breathing system Travox 120 A very compact and lightly designed system The Travox 120 oxygen breathing valve was produced by the German company Drägerwerk AG between 1961 and 1989. It is designed for use in non-breathing environments, for example...
1961 LAR 1

1961 LAR 1

de The development of the LAR series diving apparatus The development of the LAR series diving devices has been excellently detailed in THIS article by Helmut Knüfermann. For an in-depth understanding of the evolution of these globally-utilized diving devices for...
1964 LAR 2

1964 LAR 2

de The development of the LAR series diving apparatus The development of the LAR series diving devices has been excellently detailed in THIS article by Helmut Knüfermann. For an in-depth understanding of the evolution of these globally-utilized diving devices for...
1966 LAR 3

1966 LAR 3

de The development of the LAR series diving apparatus The development of the LAR series diving devices has been excellently detailed in THIS article by Helmut Knüfermann. For an in-depth understanding of the evolution of these globally-utilized diving devices for...
1969 LAR 4

1969 LAR 4

de The development of the LAR series diving apparatus The development of the LAR series diving devices has been excellently detailed in THIS article by Helmut Knüfermann. For an in-depth understanding of the evolution of these globally-utilized diving devices for...
1975 LAR 5

1975 LAR 5

de The development of the LAR series diving apparatus The development of the LAR series diving devices has been excellently detailed in THIS article by Helmut Knüfermann. For an in-depth understanding of the evolution of these globally-utilized diving devices for...
1966 KAR 1

1966 KAR 1

de The development of the LAR series diving apparatus The development of the LAR series diving devices has been excellently detailed in THIS article by Helmut Knüfermann. For an in-depth understanding of the evolution of these globally-utilized diving devices for...
19 60th LAR 2c

19 60th LAR 2c

de The development of the LAR series diving apparatus The development of the LAR series diving devices has been excellently detailed in THIS article by Helmut Knüfermann. For an in-depth understanding of the evolution of these globally-utilized diving devices for...
1966 LAR 2a

1966 LAR 2a

de The development of the LAR series diving apparatus The development of the LAR series diving devices has been excellently detailed in THIS article by Helmut Knüfermann. For an in-depth understanding of the evolution of these globally-utilized diving devices for...
1960 LAR 0 or R181

1960 LAR 0 or R181

de The development of the LAR series diving apparatus The development of the LAR series diving devices has been excellently detailed in THIS article by Helmut Knüfermann. For an in-depth understanding of the evolution of these globally-utilized diving devices for...
1940-45 Hilfsatmer 186 and 220

1940-45 Hilfsatmer 186 and 220

de The Hilfsatmer 186 and 220 (Neurode) The Hilfsatmer model 186 (1942) and model 220(B) (1945)are back-worn oxygen rebreather of the pendulum principle.The Dräger Hilfsatmer (Supporting breathing device) was approved for underground operation in the Ruben mine by the...
1909 Misch Gas gerät DM20

1909 Misch Gas gerät DM20

de Dräger Misch Gas Gerät DM20 und DM40 In 1909, Dräger developed a series of hoseless helmet diving systems known as the Gurtel Taucher Apparat the DM20 and the DM40 diving apparatus. The Gürtel Taucher Apparat is described here. The DM20 is a system intended for...
Gürtel-Taucher-Apparat 1914

Gürtel-Taucher-Apparat 1914

de Gürtel-Taucher-Apparat or Pionier tauchgerät The Draeger Gurtel Taucher Apparat is made for dives up to a depth of 20 metres. The standard model TG-1 was made for dives up to 1 hour while model TG-2 was made for the same depth but for 2-hour dives. Besides these...
Seba

Seba

gb Submarine escape breathing apparatus This relatively unknown oxygen rebreather is in the collection of teh Royal Navy Submarine Museum. The device can be seen here thanks to Åke who provided these photos. The device was used aboard HMS Umpire by PO A. Bland who...
The Salvus Special version

The Salvus Special version

gb A special variant of the Salvus The photos below show two unusual configurations of the Salvus oxygen rebreather. No1. Special ‘Salvus’ with oxygen cylinder, reducing valve, carried at the side in a pocket attached to the waist-belt; CO2 absorbent chamber and...
The Salvus A.N.S

The Salvus A.N.S

gb Very early 1914 oxygen multi-role rebreather The Salvus ANS The Salvus oxygen rebreather is a multi-purpose device. It was used for firefighting, breathing in toxic atmospheres and for shallow diving up to 33 ft. The device also had application as an Amphibian...
Geoffrey Mainwaring Sladen

Geoffrey Mainwaring Sladen

gb Early 1942 the Sladen Suit development The Sladen Suit is named after an English officer named Geoffrey Mainwaring Sladen. Sladen was born in Reigate, Surrey, England, on 3 Aug 1904 baptized and on 31 Aug 1904 married Anna Maria Rolt in Amersham in 1931.Sladen...
Fleuss and Davis 1878 -1933

Fleuss and Davis 1878 -1933

gb After 1878, Henry Fleuss and Robert Davis Henry Albert Fleuss and Robert H. Davis In the period between 1878 and 1933, Henry Albert Fleuss and Robert H. Davis worked together at Siebe Gorman & Co. Development began with the well-known Fleuss device, which...