How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back
Former American diving equipment manufacturer
DACOR Corporation was a former American manufacturer of scuba diving equipment which was founded in 1954 by Sam Davison Jr. in Evanston, Illinois as "The Davison Corporation". Since its foundation. DACOR was one of the five early American diving equipment manufacturers.
Together, they were:
- DACOR
- U.S. Divers (Now Aqua-Lung)
- Healthways (Sold to Scubapro in the early 60's)
- Swimaster (Sold to Voit in the early 60's)
- Voit (Sold to AMF somewhere in the late 50's to early 60's)
Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt around 1977 used a Dacor Dart scuba regulator to create the heavy breathing of the notorious antagonist Darth Vader.[1]
References
- ^ "The Dacor Scuba Reg Behind Darth Vader's Breathing | Scuba Diving". www.scubadiving.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
Categories
-
Annuals36
-
Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
-
Ferns27
-
Fruits3
-
Garden Plants23
-
Grasses26
-
Herb17
-
Insects1
-
Mammals1
-
Midwest Native Plants0
-
Northeast Native Plants112
-
Perennials123
-
Rose1
-
Shrubs47
-
Trees112
-
Tropical Plants53
-
Upland Birds5
-
Vines18
-
Viola Tricolor1
-
Water Gardening & Plants9
-
Waterfowl0
-
Wetland Birds0
-
Wetland Plants4
-
Wildbirds172
-
Wildflowers1
-
Woodland Plants29
Table of Contents
Recent Comments