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This post is a continuation of my search for the “twin-snorkel” mask in the 1961 Cozumel Coke ad I found and published on Augustus' "Diving in 1960" thread a few days ago. I found some more interesting stuff. Did you know there was a whole movie made in 1958 based on one of these contraptions? It was named, aptly enough, “The Snorkel.”
Although this example looks somewhat similar to the one in the Coke ad, it is more oval than triangular, it has a clear faceplate rather than amber, and the sides have a more form-fitting edge, unlike the stiff and uncomfortable-looking mask in the Coke ad.
The movie prop guys removed the ping-pong ball valves and added two twenty-foot-long hoses to the ends of the twin snorkels, which would make it impossible to use, but it was a movie, after all.
Later, I found a picture of a small boy with a mask that looks a lot like the one in the ad, except it didn’t have the snorkels. I figured maybe it was a similar model from the same company, like the Riviera Cannes model (with twin-snorkels) and the Riviera Monaco model (sans-snorkel) that I published on the earlier thread.
Following that lead, I found this Sears “El Capitan” swim set for sale on eBay. Again, it was a sans-snorkel model, but I think it is the right manufacturer:
Continuing my search, I ran across a copy of another movie, The Bloody Bride. What a hoot!
Man walks down beach. Man spies hand:
Hand is in close proximity to snorkel:
Man digs around snorkel and finds beautiful woman, breathing through snorkel:
Man continues to dig and hits the jackpot:
All I ever find are shells on the beach.
I did find one really weird US patent for a snorkel while I was searching the internet:
It is called the "Toilet Snorkel," and it is used just like the name says:
I wonder if it comes with a mask?
It is designed to help someone caught in a hotel high-rise fire to be able to breath air that is not full of smoke. Sewer gas, yes, but no smoke.
The search continues...
Although this example looks somewhat similar to the one in the Coke ad, it is more oval than triangular, it has a clear faceplate rather than amber, and the sides have a more form-fitting edge, unlike the stiff and uncomfortable-looking mask in the Coke ad.
The movie prop guys removed the ping-pong ball valves and added two twenty-foot-long hoses to the ends of the twin snorkels, which would make it impossible to use, but it was a movie, after all.
Later, I found a picture of a small boy with a mask that looks a lot like the one in the ad, except it didn’t have the snorkels. I figured maybe it was a similar model from the same company, like the Riviera Cannes model (with twin-snorkels) and the Riviera Monaco model (sans-snorkel) that I published on the earlier thread.
Following that lead, I found this Sears “El Capitan” swim set for sale on eBay. Again, it was a sans-snorkel model, but I think it is the right manufacturer:
Continuing my search, I ran across a copy of another movie, The Bloody Bride. What a hoot!
Man walks down beach. Man spies hand:
Hand is in close proximity to snorkel:
Man digs around snorkel and finds beautiful woman, breathing through snorkel:
Man continues to dig and hits the jackpot:
All I ever find are shells on the beach.
I did find one really weird US patent for a snorkel while I was searching the internet:
It is called the "Toilet Snorkel," and it is used just like the name says:
I wonder if it comes with a mask?
It is designed to help someone caught in a hotel high-rise fire to be able to breath air that is not full of smoke. Sewer gas, yes, but no smoke.
The search continues...