The origins of Scuba Pro: Healthways Scuba.

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I thought this was an interesting story.

Taking a look back: Healthways Scuba, 1963

In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, scuba diving gear was available to consumers through a number of small companies, one of those being Healthways.

Healthways was a firm founded by Dick Klein which made scuba gear, which ultimately went bankrupt in 1963, due in part to Dick Kiein’s failing health. It was one of the five original USA diving gear makers, the others being U.S. Divers, Voit, Dacor, Swimaster. Notably, Dick Klein saw early on the value of the term “scuba” and placed a copyright on the term, and soon all Healthways products had the term “SCUBA” somewhere in their product name.

Rest of story here: Taking a look back: Healthways Scuba, 1963

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Fabulous. Sorry I am late to this party but thoroughly enjoyed this thread. Simply fascinating and fabulous.

 

[Sam Miller III]

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Part one I think, I suppose, I believe, I was told, all devoid of facts
Part two some very solid facts with the 1962 SCUBA Pro catalog tossed in

 

[george_austin]

Thank you for clearing up the muddy waters, Sam. Great thread.

 

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Understood Sam Miller,III. I enjoyed seeing catalog pages as well as the price lists. And of course, I always enjoy your comments as well as reading historical things especially about Heathways and Scubapro.