AMF VOIT mask more info?

[BNow0707]

I was wondering if any of you more experienced divers could give me more info on this mask. I listed it on ebay but I dont know much about it and I'd like to go back and edit in more info if possible. Thanks

 

[Thalassamania]

It's vintage, that's for sure. I'd guess late 1950s to mid 1960s.

 

[David Wilson]

I agree that it's vintage, i.e. pre-1975. Perhaps a collector of Voit catalogues will able to date the mask more accurately. There are illustrations of vintage Voit masks online, e.g. at

Vintage Scuba Online. Sea Hunt, Voit, Healthways, Sportsway, Aqua Lung and More!
Skin Diving History - Voit - Mfg & Retailers

but sadly most documentation of this kind isn't dated, making it difficult to pin down basic items of gear to a particular year, or even a particular decade. Some of the best vintage masks have top screws, which this model doesn't have, but my online searches appear to indicate that orange rubber-skirted masks are no longer in production anywhere in the world, so there's a rarity value.

 

[ScubaBasics]

It is from the late 70's or early 80's. I have one in the box in my scuba collection. Not highly collectible but kinda cool.
Just found it in the 1979 catalog. Model # B90S. It is part of the snorkeling line of masks.

 

[Greg Barlow]

It was found in Voit catalogs as early as 1972. The same basic mask could be found in two versions incorporating a purge valve. Those two models were blue in color.

Greg