Spearfisherman (company)
Encyclopedia
Spearfisherman was a company that made dry suit
s and swimfin
s (and perhaps other types of underwater diving
gear). Located in Huntington Beach, California
, Arthur Brown started it in or before 1945 and sold it to Swimaster about 1955, which, in turn, was sold to the Voit Rubber Company
in the early 1960s.
Swimaster was one of the five original United States diving gear makers: U.S. Divers, Healthways
, Voit
, Dacor
, Swimaster.
Dry suit
A dry suit or drysuit provides thermal insulation or passive thermal protection to the wearer while immersed in water, and is worn by divers, boaters, water sports enthusiasts, and others who work or play in or near cold water. A dry suit normally protects the whole body except the head, hands, and...
s and swimfin
Swimfin
Swimfins, swim fins, fins or flippers are worn on the foot or leg and made from finlike rubber or plastic, to aid movement through the water in water sports activities such as swimming, bodyboarding, bodysurfing, kneeboarding, riverboarding, and various types of underwater diving.Scuba divers use...
s (and perhaps other types of underwater diving
Underwater diving
Underwater diving is the practice of going underwater, either with breathing apparatus or by breath-holding .Recreational diving is a popular activity...
gear). Located in Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
, Arthur Brown started it in or before 1945 and sold it to Swimaster about 1955, which, in turn, was sold to the Voit Rubber Company
Voit
The Voit Corporation is a sporting goods company founded by German American entrepreneur William J. Voit of Worthington, Indiana in 1922...
in the early 1960s.
Swimaster was one of the five original United States diving gear makers: U.S. Divers, Healthways
Healthways (scuba gear company)
Healthways was a firm founded by Dick Klein which made scuba gear. It went bankrupt in 1963; its successor company is Scubapro. It was one of the five original USA diving gear makers: U.S...
, Voit
Voit
The Voit Corporation is a sporting goods company founded by German American entrepreneur William J. Voit of Worthington, Indiana in 1922...
, Dacor
Dacor (scuba diving)
Dacor is a former USA manufacturer scuba diving gear. Dacor was one of the five original United States diving gear makers: U.S. Divers, Healthways, Voit, Dacor, and Swimaster. Dacor is now merged with Mares.- External links :...
, Swimaster.
External links
- hydroglove.com/spearfisherman-1.pdf — reproduction of a 1951 print advertisement in The Skin Diver for Spearfisherman Frogman Suits
- Vintage Scuba Supply Community Forum — discussion thread of early diving gear companies