Vintage Scuba Gear

03/05/2026

A rare piece of Aussie diving history back to life. (almost)

Mark's just refitted the hoses on a late 1950s regulator built for Dr Scoresby Shepherd by the University of Adelaide.

It was dived by him throughout 1960.

Cleaned, but kept completely original. The material-covered hoses are period-correct, just like early gas masks and Russian dive gear of the time.

A true one-of-a-kind.

On display next week at the Rodney Fox and Mark Tozer's Museum and Research Centre. www.vintagescubagear.com.au

17/04/2026

Pulled apart the only scuba regulator built by University of Adelaide back in the 1950s, made for Dr Scoresby Shepherd and it was regularly dived by him for years.
What really interesting is the main lever has clearly been repeatedly drilled to lighten it. You can almost picture the trial and error dive, adjust, dive again. https://www.vintagescubagear.com.au/product/adelaide-university-1950s-scuba-regulator-scoresby-shepherd/

17/04/2026

Has anyone ever come across one of these Sea Bee Maxiflow regulators?
You’ve got to wonder what it would have been like to dive with one of these early design with bubbles going straight into your face the whole time. Not exactly what we’d call “streamlined” today! https://www.vintagescubagear.com.au/product/airdive-maxiflow-mk2-regulator-stem-gauge/

07/04/2026

This is something special.
A true one-off regulator, built by the University of Adelaide Engineering Faculty back in the 1950s
Even better, it was actually dived by Dr Scoresby Shepherd, one of Australia’s true pioneers in marine science and underwater exploration.
You don’t come across pieces like this very often this is South Australian diving history.
Absolutely stoked to have it in the collection. https://www.vintagescubagear.com.au/product/adelaide-university-1950s-scuba-regulator-scoresby-shepherd/

04/04/2026

Very excited to have uncovered and secured hundreds of NOS vintage scuba items in Europe.
Regulators, backplates, Technisub gear, plus original tools and kits all untouched for decades. https://www.vintagescubagear.com.au/2026/04/04/vintage-scuba-gear-nos-regulators-tools-kits-discovery/

25/03/2026

Rebuilding a Legend DA Aqua-Master

Took a 70-year-old twin-hose regulator and turned it into something that breathes like a modern reg.

Still looks classic however now performs like 2026.



https://www.vintagescubagear.com.au/product/da-aqua-master-southern-ocean-edition/

15/03/2026

Wonderful to catchup with the team from the Historical Diving Society USA at the Boston Sea Rovers.

28/02/2026

https://www.vintagescubagear.com.au/2026/02/27/pressure-gauge-vintage-twin-hose-regulator/

Can you fit a pressure gauge to a twin hose regulator? Learn about banjo fittings and Phoenix first stage upgrades for DA Aqua-Master.

15/02/2026

Its time to get "Kraken" https://www.vintagescubagear.com.au/2025/04/20/argonaut-kraken-regulator-production-numbers/

13/02/2026

Just when I thought I’d seen most of the weird and wonderful inventions in vintage scuba gear, along comes the BENDEEZ.
The BENDEEZ Emergency Oxygen Adaptor was an Australian 1980s device that let divers breathe pure oxygen using their own regulator a bold idea from the early days of modern dive first aid.
Came in a green case, complete with instructions.
Vintage scuba history never disappoints. https://www.vintagescubagear.com.au/product/bendeez-emergency-oxygen-adaptor/