Dry Suit - Early Examples of Dry Suits

Early Examples of Dry Suits

These suits are all the membrane type.

Maker Make 1/2 piece? When available Notes Info link
Pirelli Pirelli Diving Suit 2 from 1930s designed for Italian frogmen
Siebe Gorman "Frogman" suits 1 or 2 World War II & after designed for British frogmen
rubberized stockinette
Spearfisherman Spearfisherman Frogman Suits 2 1945 & after designed for USA frogmen
U.S. Divers U.S. Divers Seal Suit 1 or 2 from 1953 or before varIous
Heinke Heinke Delta Suit 2 from mid-1950s rubberized stockinette
Healthways Healthways Carib Suits 2 from 1955 or before pure natural rubber
Bel-Aqua Bel-Aqua Dry Suits 1
2		 from 1955 or before a 3-ply material, front tube entry
a 3-ply material
unidentified Seamless Suits 2 from 1953? dipped pure latex
made by or for Lillywhites Lillywhites Mid-1950s Suits 2 from 1955 or earlier rubberized stockinette
So-Lo Marx Rubber Company Skooba-"totes" Suits 2 from late 1950s all-rubber
Siebe Gorman Siebe-Heinke Dip Suit 2 1964 & after dipped latex

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