Siebe Gorman

Siebe Gorman Ltd was a British company which developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and underwater salvage projects.

The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe and others.

It was notable for developing the "closed" diving helmet of the standard diving dress and associated equipment. As the helmet was sealed to the diving suit, it was watertight, unlike the previous "open" helmet systems. The new equipment was safer and more efficient and revolutionised underwater work from the 1830s.

They also made frogman's equipment for the British armed forces, and later, sport scuba gear. See rebreather#Some_makes_of_rebreather.

Heinke Ltd in London also made diving gear and had connections with Siebe Gorman. See this link.

Siebe Gorman has now closed down. In its last years it moved to Cwmbran in Wales.

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