David Wilson
Contributor
There were two further models in the Haffenden-Richborough range of diving masks, both of them intended for younger people.
C.108 Seanymph
The catalogue caption reads: "C108 Sea Nymph Junior Mask. A mask designed for the young beginner, fitted with plastic lens for tough use, and fully adjustable headstrap." It came without a separate plastic or stainless-steel rim to secure the lens, relying instead on a groove in the rubber skirt along the circumference of the plastic lens. The absence of an additional rim may have led Haffenden-Richborough to state: "(Clipper) masks ... are made to British Standard 4532 (except C108).
Non-conformity to the above British Standard may also have led to the removal of the C.108 Seanymph model from the company's mid-1970s catalogue.
The third Clipper range mask to be reviewed is the Sea Piper Junior mask.
C.137 Sea Piper Junior mask
Catalogue caption: "C137 Sea Piper Junior Mask. Acrylic lens. Stainless steel clamp." It also came with a split strap. Unlike the C.108 Seanymph. the Sea Piper met the requirements of the 1969 British Standard on snorkels and face masks.
We'll tackle the Britmarine range of 1970s diving masks in a few days' time. There were many models in the Britmarine range.
C.108 Seanymph
The catalogue caption reads: "C108 Sea Nymph Junior Mask. A mask designed for the young beginner, fitted with plastic lens for tough use, and fully adjustable headstrap." It came without a separate plastic or stainless-steel rim to secure the lens, relying instead on a groove in the rubber skirt along the circumference of the plastic lens. The absence of an additional rim may have led Haffenden-Richborough to state: "(Clipper) masks ... are made to British Standard 4532 (except C108).
Non-conformity to the above British Standard may also have led to the removal of the C.108 Seanymph model from the company's mid-1970s catalogue.
The third Clipper range mask to be reviewed is the Sea Piper Junior mask.
C.137 Sea Piper Junior mask
Catalogue caption: "C137 Sea Piper Junior Mask. Acrylic lens. Stainless steel clamp." It also came with a split strap. Unlike the C.108 Seanymph. the Sea Piper met the requirements of the 1969 British Standard on snorkels and face masks.
We'll tackle the Britmarine range of 1970s diving masks in a few days' time. There were many models in the Britmarine range.
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