Modern Mechanics, September 1931“A diving suit which its inventor, Harry L. Bowdoin of New York, cal
Modern Mechanics, September 1931“A diving suit which its inventor, Harry L. Bowdoin of New York, calls an underwater robot, and which he claims is the first practicable all-metal diving suit ever designed, is about ready to undergo its first tests in the recovery of some $4,000,000 from the sunken ship Merida, which went down in 1911 off the Virginia capes in 300 feet of water, carrying gold, silver, and crown jewels of Mexican notables fleeing their country on account of revolutions. Mr. Bowdoin claims his suit can carry a man down 600 feet without danger, and the water-tight joints in arms and legs work freely at this extreme depth, contrary to many other diving suits of the type whose joints “freeze” under water pressure.” -- source link
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