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HURRICANE Automatic maschera / mask

BRAND
HURRICANE
MODEL
Automatic
TYPOLOGY
single-snorkel half-mask
TECHNICAL FEATURES
oval lens - head harness with top and side buckles - snorkel socket top centre - ball valve and breathing tube assembly
COMPENSATOR
none
HEAD STRAP
strap set over and around head with top and side buckles
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
rubber body - plastic or toughened glass lens
COLOR
black or white
SPECIAL FEATURES
“HURRICANE” and “AUTOMATIC” embossed on mask body - flange skirt for facial seal
NOTE
all-position ball valve covered by Pierre-André Martineau’s French Patent No. 1081944 of 23 December 1954 for “Dispositif de sécurité pour appareils respiratoires de natation” (Safety device for swimming breathing apparatus)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
France
YEAR OF PRESENTATION
1955
SOURCE
David Wilson image collection