1921-5 – Diving Armour – Joseph Salim Peress (Persian / British)

1921-5 – Diving Armor by Joseph Salim Peress. Peress explaining his new armored diving suit at the Shipping Exhibition, at Olympia, London, England. It was manufactured in stainless steel by Staybrite Silver in England. Source: Getty Images Joseph Salim Peress with his new armoured diving suit.  Source: Getty Images In 1921, Joseph Salim Peress filed …

1918 – Diving Armor – Rudi De Graff (Russian / American)

 1918 – Diving Armor by Rudi De Graff. Publication number    US1368786 A Publication type    Grant Publication date    Feb 15, 1921 Filing date    Jan 12, 1918 Priority date    Jan 12, 1918 Inventors    Rudi De Graff The invention relates to diving suits designed for service at great depths, one hundred feet or more, and the object …

1916 – Submarine Armor Suit – Frank W. Walters (New Zealander)

  Caption: Walters suspended from ship's derrick and about to be lowered into the deep with the aid of a helper. "Marine Scarecrow" Wins Fortune From Sea Floor VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 18.-Frank Walters, "Marine Scarecrow," makes his living on the bottom of the sea. And it's a good living, too, because Walters, a professional …

1919 – Diver’s Armored Suit – Victor Campos (Spanish / American)

1919 – Diver's Armored Suit by Victor Campos. Rendering by Jason Clark.  Diver's suit Publication number    US1414174 A Publication type    Grant Publication date    Apr 25, 1922 Filing date    Jul 17, 1919 Priority date    Jul 17, 1919 Inventors    Victor Campos Original Assignee    Victor Campos 1. A diver's suit of a non-flexible pressure resisting material having members …

1921 – Walking Vehicles – Václav ZboÅ™il (Czecho-Slovakian)

Caption: Two Small Models Which were Built to Demonstrate the Operation of the Walking Legs That Took the Place of Driving Wheels Source: Popular Science Monthly, Aug 1921 "WALKING" MOTOR CAR TRAVELS SLIPPERY ROADS A true nonskidding motor car has been evolved by a Czecho-Slovakian inventor in which the driving members are feet and legs …