Historic Logos, Decals, and Patches

[icechip]

Just getting back to this thread. Finally dug these out of the workshop. These are from my Dad. His club patch from late '60s, early 70's, a "dive" watch he made for my mom, and old dive training book from 1970.

+1 on the Strykowski book. It was my manual for YMCA scuba diver certification back in '79.

 

[Bigbella]

+1 on the Strykowski book. It was my manual for YMCA scuba diver certification back in '79.

I too recall Strykowski and its use in the 1970s -- also at the Y. Diving for Fun -- wow, does that bring back memories. Wasn't it published by the old Dacor Corporation?

 

[David Wilson]

I have two versions of Joe Strykowski's Diving for Fun, both published by Dacor Corporation:

Paperback:

Hardback:

The title "Diving for fun" reminds me of an illustration from Peter Small's 1957 Your Guide to Underwater Adventure:

The caption "If underwater swimming is not fun, it's not anything" says it all.

 

[Sam Miller III]

Now back to the Logos, Decals and Patches …..

 

[Bigbella]

Well, in the spirit of Dacor, having published that old dive book, here's a vintage ad, including a logo, along with something more questionable, these days . . .

 

[Bigbella]

Here's a vintage 1970s Sportsways ad, along with its logo . . .

 

[David Wilson]

Some Sportsways logos:

 

[David Wilson]

Kievguma is a Ukrainian rubber goods manufacturer located in, and named after, the country's capital city: Kiev. Kievguma translates into English as "Kiev Rubber". The plant has manufactured diving masks and swimming fins since Soviet times, when it was called "Красный резинщик" (Transliteration: "Krasny Rezinshchik". Translation: "Red Rubber Worker").

Logo in Russian:

Logo in English:

Kievguma's best-known diving products are the "Akvanavt" (Russian: Акванавт. English: Aquanaut) fin:

and the "Akvanavt" mask:

 

[joewr]

Hi,

Back when...If you dove Saba, you got this neat plastic “badge” to attach to your BC. I haven’t been back in decades, so I don’t know if they still give them to divers.

Joe

 

[Boston Breakwater]

Here is a shot of one of my rolling toolboxes. There are a few decals that are no longer available.

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Aaaaaaaaaaaah. I was wondering where the U.S. Divers sticker was....