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Deep sea diver Edward McRobbie in his diving suit
Unknown, 1886, Photograph
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Deep sea diver Edward McRobbie in his diving suit
Deep sea diver Edward McRobbie in his diving suit
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34228
Title
Deep sea diver Edward McRobbie in his diving suit
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A black and white photograph of deep sea diver Edward McRobbie in his full diving suit sitting on an open boat. His suit includes heavy weighted boots and a full suit with heavy neck and shoulder plates. He is wearing a woolly hat (and has not yet put on the solid metal head piece). In the background are two men standing on an iron girder wearing working clothes.
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1886
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Photograph
Tied to his belt is McRobbie's handmade knife, which he lost while working on the foundations of the Forth Rail Bridge. He returned to look for the knife on several occasions, and eventually, amazingly, found it about seven years later at the bottom of the Forth.
Edward McRobbie worked as a deep-sea diver in many different countries, including Australia. So great was his love of the sea that when he retired he worked as a night watchman on the boats in Leith Docks.
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