Leonard+Norcross

Who was he? Leonard Norcross Was born on June 18, 1798 in Readfield and became a millwright and a mechanic. He later moved to Dixfield where he developed several inventions. He died in Dixfield on March 10, 1865

he was a man who invented the first underwater dive suit. He was an inventor of many things, he became a millwright and a mechanic and later moved to dixfield when he began to invent. As he grew older he became more focused on building mills than inventions. Later in life he became a known as a whig and then soon enough a republican.

On this day in 1834 Leonard Norcross patented his hard hat diving suit in Dixfield Maine! Norcross designed his helmet to have an exhaust vent at the top in order to eliminate stale air. This picture may be of a diver trying on his dive dress! (still double checking on the picture!) [|Source]