What is wrong with this regulator ?

[dead dog]

What is wrong with this regulator ?

Early 1950s Aqua Lung Cousteau Gagnan 7052 Double Hose Regulator Vintage Broxton | eBay

 

[kelemvor]

Wouldn't that be better asked of the seller? He clearly states it does not work but also does not elaborate.

 

[redacted]

I can see at least 745 things wrong with it.

 

[herman]

I think the question is "what looks wrong". The label is upside down and 1 tinnerman is green while the rest are black...oh and the price, while rare, it's not that rare.

 

[Luis H]

That is an original Broxton Ave. (also know as original Trademark) regulator, but it has a Dacor hose loop.

The label is in very good shape. The green label was the third (out of four) color labels and it was around between 1952 to 1953.
I don't know why some of the labels are up-side-down, but I have seen this before. I think it was just a factory error, which could add to the collectors value, but I am not sure about that.

Over all it looks in very good shape, but the hose loop is definitely wrong for a collector (or for a diver, I would never dive with that hose loop).

 

[John C. Ratliff]

A lot of the hoses/mouthpiece loops of that era for the DA Aqualung were one-piece, and if deteriorated would have to be thrown away and the entire loop replaced. This is probably what happened here. Dacor came out with the first hose/mouthpiece system with non-returns in the loop. But they were small and caused further breathing resistance. So I agree with Luis on this one.

The clips have been either removed and put back on, or loosened as one is out-of-place. Hopefully there is a diaphragm, and you might want to ask about that.

The regulator is probably in very good shape, and at a lower price would be a good one to pick up. But $745? I don't think so. Make an offer and see what happens.

SeaRat