Vintage Double Hose Regulator

[acelockco]

I just picked up a few vintage Aqua-Lung double hose regulators which I think are from 1958.

I was wondering if anyone else here has any of these type of regulators? I really love vintage SCUBA gear and these are going to be the first two pieces in my collection.

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on a good way to display these? I am thinking about making a mount for them so they can be stood up somehow.

I did not originally buy these to dive with, but I have recently found out that they can be serviced and used. I know it is not something I would want use on a regular basis, but there is a club that dives vintage gear twice a year for an event. Anyone else out there collect or dive this type of stuff?

Here are a few photos of the regulators.

[hbh2oguard]

Well good luck trying to kill yourself, if I heard correctly remember to roll to the right to clear them. Maybe display them in a glass top table, or the normal dive shop I have has a whole bunch of old scuba stuff in a trophy like glass cabinet.

[acelockco]

Kill myself?

No really, from what I have been reading they actually are very durable, reliable and diveable. Again, I would only think of doing it once to try them out, but then again, my original and main intention is to have them on display. Of course I would never think about diving them without first getting them rebuilt and tested. I am a little crazy, but not stupid!

I have been looking, and found some nice display cases that will do nicely. I am trying to set up something cool with some of the things I found while diving along with some vintage gear. I have a few brass items and such from wreck diving and a few shells and other finds.

Anyone else have any SCUBA displays or similar?


And yes, I am thinking something similar to what most dive shops have set up. And maybe someday this stuff will wind up in my dive shop if I ever go in that direction.

[amtrosie]

Ace,


As I get older, er..... I mean gain experience. I have really started to become interested in the origins of SCUBA. Especially the equipment employed by these very brave pioneers. Starting to collect these relics of diving is very intriguing. It is something that I have been interested in for quite some time. The fact that there is a dive club devoted to this is awesome. To dive this gear would be quite an experience, and one that would, no doubt, lead to a much greater appreciation of the difficulties these early pioneers experienced on a daily basis.

Go for it!!!!

[BamaCaveDiver]

Cool find ace. Sure it will look cool on display, but think about how much more interesting it will be if you can explain all the intracacies of using it (like the side roll to clear water from the loop) based upon actual experiences with it in the water. The vintage scuba folks are pretty good at offering help and advice to get these old rigs back into the water where they rightfully belong, and they are a blast to dive.

[hbh2oguard]

OK maybe not kill your self. But I guess if you could get it rebuilt that would be cool to dive with a few times with that dive club you were talking about. My only advice is to have a back up pony tank because even if it's rebuilt it's still really old to trust 100%. Have fun and let us know if you ever get them in the water.