Historical Artifacts @lemmy.world PugJesus @lemmy.world 12mo ago Early surviving diving suit for ship and cargo salvage, Finland, 18th century AD
Historians don't like telling people this, but they were primarily used as gimp suits to keep tensions from rising on the ship.
https://vocal.media/history/raahe-wanha-herra-the-old-gentleman-of-raahe-the-world-s-oldest-surviving-diving-suit
Why the mouth hole like dat
Historians don't like telling people this, but they were primarily used as gimp suits to keep tensions from rising on the ship.
Banned for betraying trade secrets
Presumably, there would be a hose connected to it.
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