£5,500 - £6,500
WITHDRAWN LOT A 12-bolt US Navy Standard pattern MK V diving helmet by Desco:, number '1280', four observation windows with guards, the front window hinged to one side, spitcock , outlet valve with banana exhaust, rear air inlet and capped comms, comms cap upper right, the breastplate with hanging eyes, maker's plate as per title and dated '6 6 44', also stamped 'S' with anchor to the rim of the collar, 51cm high, together with a teak stand. * see pages 104-105, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'. *Provenance- Lot 71 The Anthony and Yvonne Pardoe Collection of Diving Helmets and Equipment, Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, 15th June, 2016.
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