THE US DIVERS "ADVANCED BREATHING SYSTEMS"==AKA: "ABS"
>>> 1986
JYC's 75 birthday year.
* Recall the parties?
* John Denver's song "Aye Calypso?"
* Cousteau society "Rediscover the world"
US Divers catalog discussed the next 75 years of diving. It was anounced that US Divers marketing, Bob Leite and Mark Faulconor, engineering had joined with the Cousteau team headed by J.M. Cousteau with the assisitance of Albert Falco, Cheif diver and Dominique Summian, Calypso Expidition leader to redefine diving equipment to meet the needs of the next 75 years.
The unit they developed and displayed was in general apperance a close cousin to the future ABS. The Cousteau unit consisted of the following;
* REGULATOR
* Unidenifiable doublehose
* UNIT
* 4 light weight tanks
* Two pointing up (superior) two pointing down (inferior)
* 3-1/2 inch thick
* 5000 PSI (Cuft not identified)
*HELMET
* Streamlined
* Light & UW communications
* Suit
*silver
>>> 1987
Advanced Breathing System introduced
* Page 8 left side of page
* One picture--no fanfare!
* Part numbers
* 2900-00 silver
* 2900-10 blue
* 90 cuft @ 3000 psi
* 3-30 cuft cylinders
* K valve (no reserve)
* Displayed with US Divers silver SBC
* Appears to be a silver SBC # 7626
>>> 1988
* Page #11
* 1/3 page devoted to ABS
* Displayed in silver with blue unit hidden in background
*2/3 page devoted to cylinders offered in black only
* Tripple 30s #2904-00
* Twin 30s #2804-00 and
* Supper pony(30cuft single) #2905-00
>>> 1989
* No catalog page number --possibly page 11
* 2/3 of page devoted to ABS
* ABS offered in Silver only # 2900-00
* Remainder of page devoted to cylinders
* Introduce ABS Limited Edition SBC in silver only
* Medium 7641-10
* Large 7641-20
(no small or XL)
ABS along with numerous other US Divers products on inside front cover
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A thought--Isn't it a shame!
All those people who are members of other vintage sites and E bay bidders who have viewed the ABS and have no knowledge of the unit's history?
There is ONLY one place you can immediately obtain information like this and that is ONLY on Bryan's Vintage Double Hose web page.
Spread the word!
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