Early diving helmet surfaces in Kansas

Nation’s Attic (20% buyer’s premium) in Wichita, Kansas, is the leading US auction house for vintage diving equipment, so when an elderly widow approached them about liquidating her late husband’s collection, they knew they had something special.

This helmet carries no identifying marks but dates from the 1860s or 1870s – just a matter of deca…

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