Preserver, life

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0217.004

MANUFACTURER: GRAND BLEU INC.
MODEL: 940B001 (.4)
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPONENTS THROUGHOUT (INCLUDES NEOPRENE, NYLON, ETC.) CARDBOARD BOX; STYROFOAM PACKING

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Diving
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GRAND BLEU
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS ITEM BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES 1995+.
Canada: PART OF THE EXHIBIT 'TODAY'S JAPAN: DESIGN SAMPLING '95', PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY TO SHOWCASE TALENTS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DESIGNERS FOR CANADIAN PUBLIC. EXHIBIT VENUES INCLUDED HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, TORONTO & NMST OTTAWA
Function: USED AS A SELF-CONTAINED UNDERWATER BREATHING APPARATUS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF FIRST REBREATHING SCUBA GEAR. FIENO RECYCLES OXYGEN WHICH REMAINS IN EXHALED AIR. BECAUSE OF THIS INCREASED EFFICIENCY, THE SIZE OF THE AIR SUPPLY CYLINDER IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED: THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE UNIT IS LESS THAN HALF THAT OF TRADITIONAL SCUBA. FIENO ALSO ALLOWS USER TO MAINTAIN NEUTRAL BUOYANCY MORE EASILY. COMPACT DESIGN IS 'ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY'.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 'GRAND BLEU' & FISH LOGO APPEAR ON GAS SUPPLY TANK CONNECTION KNOB; 'LP' & '47' INCISED ON METAL HOUSING.'OPEN-CLOSE' INSTRUCTIONS, WITH DIRECTIONAL ARROWS APPEAR ON BREATHING FILTER HOUSING/.3 'MADE IN JAPAN' APPEARS ON HOUSING/.4 LABEL SEWN INSIDE VEST AT NECK READS: 'GRAND BLEU/ M' & INCLUDES FISH LOGO. LABEL SEWN IN SIDE SEAM INCLUDES JAPANESE TEXT & '940B001/...MADE IN JAPAN'/ PT BATTERY STAMPED 'SANYO/ CR-1/3N/ +/ MoO2-L; CELL 3 VOLTS JAPAN'; '3Z' MK'D ON SIDE/ BOX INCLUDES ILLUSTRATION OF UNIT & TEXT 'GRAND BLEU/ FIENO', 'Lot No. 003351A0803', '[SIZE] S.M.L.' & JAPANESE TEXT
Missing: AIR BAG & CANNISTER; GAS SUPPLY TANK
Finish: .1 SMOOTH, WHITE MOULDED CASING: AIR FILTER CHAMBER HAS FINE GREY PEBBLED-TEXTURE FINISH; BLACK HOSES, ATTACHEMENT STRAPS & SOME FITTINGS/.2 MOUTHPIECE PREDOMINANTLY WHITE: BLACK GRIP & HOSES; GREY CONTROL BAR/.3 BLACK HOSE WITH SILVER METAL FITTING & ORANGE PUSH-BUTTON CONTROL/.4 VEST: WHITE WOVEN-TEXTURE EXTERIOR: BLACK LINING, STRAPS, BUCKLES, ETC./.5 BLUE MOULDED SYNTHETIC CASING IS FISH-SHAPED: BLACK STRAP & SILVER BACK
Decoration: N/A

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