Bidspirit auctions | Nation's Attic Auction Nov 1, 2025
Nation's Attic, Nov 1, 2025. 318 lots, estimates 10 - 12500 $.
Nation's Attic -
Our annual auction for 2025 is fill with authentic antique and vintage diving helmets and related memorabilia from the 19th and 20th Century. Iconic copper and brass diving helmets made by AJ Morse, A. Schrader's Son, DESCO, Miller Dunn, Siebe Gorman, Craftsweld and more are featured. Vintage fiberglass diving helmets from Joe Savoie, Bob Ratclife, Kirby Morgan and more also also being sold.
The second part of the auction features a lifetime collection of antique & vintage golf balls. These balls date to the late 1800s into the 1960s.
The third part of the sale features a selection of silver US coins.
Rounding out the sale is a small selection of rare antiques.
Lots in this catalog (318)
- Lot 1: 5 Vintage Diving Related Equipment Catalogs & Books — $25 - $75
- Lot 2: The California Abalone Industry Pictorial History Lundy Signed — $40 - $90
- Lot 3: Kirby Morgan Superlite 17 Fiberglass Diving Helmet — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 4: Kirby Morgan KMB-10 Dive Mask + Parts — $250 - $750
- Lot 5: Collection Of Vintage Diving Company Hats, Stickers, Promotional Items — $40 - $100
- Lot 6: Nice Superlite 17 Kirby Morgan Diving Helmet — $1,500 - $2,500
- Lot 7: US Divers Aqua-Lung DW Minstral 1 Stage Double Hose Regulator — $30 - $75
- Lot 8: Jack Browne DESCO Dive Mask In Nice Origial Condition — $100 - $300
- Lot 9: Vintage Pommec Dutch Fiberglass Diving Helmet - Unusual — $2,500 - $4,500
- Lot 10: Vintage Widolf Dive Mask & Helmet — $250 - $500
- Lot 11: Widolf Vintage Dive Mask With Regulator — $125 - $250
- Lot 12: Rare Early Kirby Morgan Superlite 17B w/ Orange Knobs — $2,500 - $5,000
- Lot 13: Vintage Kirby Morgan KMB-10 Band Mask + Spare Parts — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 14: WW2 Thompson Engineering TECO Rubber Dive Mask — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 15: General Aquadyne DMC-7 Vintage Fiberglass Diving Helmet — $3,000 - $6,000
- Lot 16: Vintage Seiko M705 Scuba Divers 200 Meter Watch — $100 - $300
- Lot 17: Orange Kirby Morgan KMB-10 Band Mask Diving Helmet + Parts — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 18: Drager DM220 Vintage German Fiberglass Diving Helmet — $2,500 - $4,000
- Lot 19: Gerber Patriot Divers Knife 05965 New In Box — $50 - $100
- Lot 20: Grouping Of 4 Vintage Dive Knives — $200 - $400
- Lot 21: Swindell Advanced Diving Gas Taylor Diving Helmet — $1,500 - $2,500
- Lot 22: US Navy Mark 2 Combat Knife Circa World War 2 — $150 - $300
- Lot 23: Commercial Oil Field Diving by Zinkowski 1971 Hardbound — $20 - $40
- Lot 24: Bob Ratclife “Rat Hat” Oceaneering Diving Helmet — $8,000 - $12,000
- Lot 25: Joe Savoie Fiberglass Motorcycle Diving Helmet #57 — $3,500 - $7,000
- Lot 26: United States Navy Master Diver Plaque — $40 - $80
- Lot 27: Early Bob Ratclife Serial #12 Rat Hat Diving Helmet — $9,000 - $14,000
- Lot 28: United States Navy First Class Diver Plaque — $40 - $80
- Lot 29: Vintage Divers Down Trivia Pursuit Style Boardgame — $40 - $60
- Lot 30: DESCO Free Flow Pot Hat Diving Helmet #320 — $750 - $1,500
- Lot 31: Vintage Heavy Brass Underwater Divers Torch Flashlight — $100 - $300
- Lot 32: Unused Specwar Model 94012 Dive Knife — $50 - $100
- Lot 33: US Navy Mark 12 Diving Helmet 1985 Morse Not Decommissioned — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 34: Like New US Navy Mark 3 Dive Combat Knife — $50 - $100
- Lot 35: Morse Diving Equipment US Navy Mark 1 Band Mask — $250 - $500
- Lot 36: Seiko 7C46 Golden Tuna 1000m Dive Watch — $1,000 - $3,000
- Lot 37: Squale Nitrox Dive Watch Limited To 100 In Presentation Case With Knife — $250 - $1,000
- Lot 38: Solid Bronze Miller Model 400 Vintage Diving Helmet — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 39: 1930s Great Depression Era California Homemade Diving Helmet — $750 - $1,500
- Lot 40: United States Navy Master Diver Aluminum Plaque — $30 - $60
- Lot 41: United States Navy Master Diver Resin Plaque — $20 - $40
- Lot 42: 1915 Miller Dunn Divinhood Style 1 Miami, FL Diving Helmet — $4,500 - $9,000
- Lot 43: Large United States Navy Diver Plaque — $50 - $100
- Lot 44: Under The Waves Diving In Deep Waters 1876 Ballantyne — $30 - $60
- Lot 45: Rare Miller Dunn Divinhood Style 2 Burley Metal Works Diving Helmet — $5,000 - $8,000
- Lot 46: Down To The Ships In The Sea 1954 Grossett — $30 - $60
- Lot 47: Epics Of Salvage 1954 Masters Hardcover Book — $40 - $60
- Lot 48: WW2 Miller Dunn Miami, FL Divinhood #3 Diving Helmet — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 49: Miller Dunn Divinhood 1A Diving Helmet Air Pump — $100 - $300
- Lot 50: Miller Dunn Divinhood Style 1 or 2 Lead Weight Set — $400 - $600
- Lot 51: 1913 A Schrader’s Son 5 Bolt Antique Diving Helmet — $7,500 - $15,000
- Lot 52: A. Schrader’s New York Diving Helmet Horseshoe Weight Mold — $200 - $400
- Lot 53: A Schrader’s Son US Navy Diving Apparatus Plaque — $40 - $80
- Lot 54: 1890’s A.J. Morse & Son 5 Bolt USN Mark 1 Helmet — $5,000 - $10,000
- Lot 55: Unused Morse Diving Equipment Full Weight Belt — $300 - $400
- Lot 56: Hell At 50 Fathoms Submarine Disasters 1962 1st Edition — $30 - $60
- Lot 57: 1942 US Navy Mark V Schrader Diving Helmet w/ USN Inspection Stamp — $5,500 - $8,500
- Lot 58: Schrader 100 Years Of Air Control 1944 Hardcover Book — $200 - $400
- Lot 59: WW2 Schrader Diving Helmet Air Control Valve With USN Stamp — $200 - $400
- Lot 60: 1918 A.J. Morse & Son USN Mark V Diving Helmet REC 39 — $6,000 - $12,000
- Lot 61: Rare Ka-Bar Union Cutlery WW2 USN Navy Dive Knife — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 62: Navy Diver 1962 1st Edition With Dust Jacket — $75 - $150
- Lot 63: US Navy Mark V Helium “Widow Maker” Diving Helmet USS Pigeon — $12,500 - $20,000
- Lot 64: US Navy DESCO Lightweight Diving Shoes Boots — $300 - $600
- Lot 65: DESCO Dive Dress Cuff Expander Brass Wood Tool — $75 - $150
- Lot 66: July 1917 US Navy Mark V Diving Helmet 35th Schrader Made — $8,000 - $14,000
- Lot 67: Rare WW2 US Navy Vince Mark V Divers Knife — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 68: US Navy Standard Diving Knife Replica — $100 - $250
- Lot 69: Rare 1943 Miller Dunn US Navy Mark V Diving Helmet — $7,500 - $14,000
- Lot 70: WW2 Morse Diving Equipment US Navy Standard Dive Knife — $400 - $800
- Lot 71: Original US Navy Mark V Converse Size 2 Canvas Dive Dress — $400 - $800
- Lot 72: Salvaged US Navy Mark V Diving Helmet Schrader Nov. 1929 — $1,000 - $4,000
- Lot 73: WW2 DESCO Diving Helmet Air Control Valve — $200 - $450
- Lot 74: WW2 Schrader Mark V Non-Return Valve With USN Stamp — $150 - $400
- Lot 75: US Navy Mark V Helium Diving Helmet Morse 1954 — $7,500 - $12,500
- Lot 76: Morse Diving Equipment US Navy Issue Divers Knife New In Box — $350 - $700
- Lot 77: G.I. JOE Deep Sea Diver Danger Of The Depths New In Box — $100 - $300
- Lot 78: 1944 US Navy Morse Mark V Diving Helmet — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 79: Original Lukemheimer Divers Air Hose Triple Manifold — $50 - $100
- Lot 80: Rare A. Schrader’s Son Friction Dive Knife — $400 - $800
- Lot 81: One-Of-A-Kind Modified Mark V Diving Helmet — $3,500 - $7,000
- Lot 82: A Schrader’s Son Inc Large Eagle Diving Apparatus Plaque — $75 - $150
- Lot 83: I Dive For Treasure 1942 1st Edition With Dust Jacket — $40 - $80
- Lot 84: Unique A.J. Morse & Son Circa 1917 Antique Diving Helmet — $5,000 - $7,500
- Lot 85: Original 1943 US Navy World War 2 Diving Manual — $100 - $300
- Lot 86: Circa 1910s A.J. Morse & Son Trigger Release Dive Knife — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 87: Restored Catalina Island Al Hanson Historic Diving Helmet — $4,000 - $8,000
- Lot 88: Torrance Parker Signed 20,000 Divers Under The Sea — $100 - $200
- Lot 89: Don Sturdy On The Ocean Bottom 1931 With Dust Jacket — $30 - $80
- Lot 90: Rare Lindberg Hammar Helium Recirculator Diving Helmet Charles Lindberg Son — $10,000 - $20,000
- Lot 91: Antique Cast Iron Diving Boot Sandals — $100 - $300
- Lot 92: Strangers At Ithaca 1962 1st Edition Spong Diving — $30 - $80
- Lot 93: 1943 Morse Commercial 3 Light Diving Helmet — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 94: Miniature Detailed Diver & Air Pump Set — $40 - $80
- Lot 95: Large US Navy First Class Diver Brass & Wood Plaque — $100 - $300
- Lot 96: Classic Craftsweld New York 4 Light 12 Bolt Diving Helmet — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 97: Treasure Of The Buccaneer Sea 1962 1st Edition With Dust Jacket — $40 - $80
- Lot 98: Ordeal By Water 1957 Peter Keeble Hardcover — $25 - $50
- Lot 99: 1910’s AJ Morse & Son Merrit Chapman & Scott Diving Helmet — $3,500 - $7,000
- Lot 100: 1929 Merritt Chapman & Scott Black Horse Of The Sea Book — $150 - $300
- Lot 101: 1914 AJ Morse & Son Boston Antique Diving Helmet — $3,500 - $6,000
- Lot 102: A.J. Morse & Son 1800’s Neck Feed Antique Diving Helmet — $5,000 - $10,000
- Lot 103: Deep Sea Diver – Caleb West Master Diver – 1890 Influence of Sea Power — $40 - $80
- Lot 104: Morse Diving Equipment Diving Apparatus Plaque Aluminum — $40 - $80
- Lot 105: A.J. Morse & Son 1930s Antique Diving Helmet — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 106: 16 Photos & Postcards of US Navy Mark V & Sponge Divers — $50 - $100
- Lot 107: A.J. Morse & Son Antique Diving Helmet Non-Return Valve — $200 - $400
- Lot 108: Vintage Morse Diving Equipment 4 Light Diving Helmet #6001 — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 109: Original Converse Size 3 Canvas Dive Dress — $200 - $500
- Lot 110: AJ Morse & Son Diving Apparatus Eagle Brass Plaque — $40 - $80
- Lot 111: Rare Ocean Systems Mixed Gas Helium Diving Helmet — $10,000 - $20,000
- Lot 112: Vintage Yokohama Japanese Diving Helmet Bonnet — $1,000 - $2,500
- Lot 113: Vintage Yokohama Diving Apparatus Dive Dress Size 4 — $100 - $400
- Lot 114: John Date 19th Century Canadian Antique Diving Helmet — $10,000 - $20,000
- Lot 115: 55 Issues Of The Historical Diving Times HDS-UK Journals — $50 - $200
- Lot 116: Morse Diving Equipment Vintage Diving Helmet Serial #s Matching — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 117: Bronze United States Navy Mark V Diver Monument Statuette — $3,500 - $5,500
- Lot 118: Galeazzi Marina Italian Navy Diving Helmet Polished — $7,500 - $15,000
- Lot 119: WW2 Galeazzi Marina Italian Navy Diving Helmet — $8,000 - $16,000
- Lot 120: Brass Galeazzi Diving Helmet T Wrench — $100 - $200
- Lot 121: Unused Galeazzi Italian Leather Divers Boots — $300 - $600
- Lot 122: 1930s Snead Style 2 Cast Iron 2 Piece Shallow Water Diving Helmet — $1,500 - $2,500
- Lot 123: 1864 Espalion France Commemorative Diving Knife — $200 - $400
- Lot 124: Siebe Gorman Admiralty 1938 Diving Helmet With Broad Arrow Stamp — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 125: Vintage Siebe Gorman & Co Non-Magnetic Replica Dive Knife — $300 - $500
- Lot 126: 1922 Siebe Gorman 12 Bolt Antique English Diving Helmet — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 127: Siebe Gorman 175th Anniversary Commemorative Dive Knife — $250 - $500
- Lot 128: Siebe Gorman 6 Bolt Admiralty Diving Helmet 1922 / 1940 — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 129: Bronze Royal Navy Siebe Gorman Diver Monument Statuette — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 130: 1935 Siebe Gorman Deep Diving & Submarine Operations 4th Edition — $100 - $200
- Lot 131: Siebe Gorman 9th Edition 2 Vol. Deep Diving & Submarine Operations — $75 - $200
- Lot 132: 1943 British Navy Admiralty Hardcover Diving Manual — $300 - $600
- Lot 133: English Style Antique Copper & Brass Diving Helmet — $1,000 - $3,000
- Lot 134: 1929 On The Bottom by Edward Ellsberg 1st Edition — $60 - $90
- Lot 135: Spanish Ingots 1936 by Commander Edward Ellsberg 1st Edition — $50 - $100
- Lot 136: Likely 4 Light Sponge Diving Helmet From Turkey — $750 - $1,500
- Lot 137: 1939 Men Under The Sea Commander Edward Ellsberg 1st Edition — $75 - $150
- Lot 138: Vintage French Rouquayrol Denayrouze Replica Style Divers Knife — $200 - $400
- Lot 139: Japanese Choa Antique Copper & Brass Diving Helmet — $1,500 - $2,500
- Lot 140: Nautiek Rostrei German Diving Knife Serial #03 of 10 — $300 - $500
- Lot 141: Asian Antique 3 Light 12 Bolt Copper & Brass Diving Helmet — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 142: Soviet Navy Deck Watch A. Lange & Sohn Poljot In Case — $100 - $300
- Lot 143: Collection of Original Soviet Navy Diving Manuals — $50 - $150
- Lot 144: 4 Soviet Divers Pins & 1 Helmet Patch — $50 - $150
- Lot 145: 4 Russian Soviet Divers Pins Including Rare Sniper Diver Pin — $75 - $175
- Lot 146: US Navy Harbor Clearance Unit One Resin Plaque — $30 - $50
- Lot 147: Antique CE Heinke & Co Ltd London Replica Dive Knife — $400 - $800
- Lot 148: Silver King Black Dot #2 Silvertown Vintage English Golf Ball — $10 - $100
- Lot 149: Uniroyal Hexagon Dimple #3 Vintage Golf Ball Excellent Condition — $10 - $100
- Lot 150: Buzzard 5 Dot Vale Bramble Antique Golf Ball Excellent Condition — $10 - $100