Historic diving helmets explore auction waters at Nation’s Attic, Dec. 10

US Navy Morse Mark V prototype diving helmet dating to July 1916, the second-oldest known, estimated at $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of Nation's Attic and LiveAuctioneers
US Navy Morse Mark V prototype diving helmet dating to July 1916, the second-oldest known, estimated at $15,000-$25,000
US Navy Morse Mark V prototype diving helmet dating to July 1916, the second-oldest known, estimated at $15,000-$25,000. Courtesy Nation’s Attic and LiveAuctioneers

WICHITA, Kan. – One of the oldest known US Navy diving helmets highlights Nation’s Attic‘s Diving Into History auction, scheduled for Saturday, December 10. Other historic antique diving helmets in the auction include a so-called Widow Maker from World War II; a helmet made in 1900 that a diver wore when constructing the Golden Gate Bridge; and a helmet used at Pearl Harbor to dive the USS Arizona. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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