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 Stan Sheley’s Antique Diving Equipment Museum - San Jose, CA Posted by:  DougK
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Stan Sheley’s Antique Diving Equipment Museum is located at Stan's Skin & SCUBA Diving Shop in San Jose, California.
Waymark Code: WM774P
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2009
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Stan Sheley was National Association of Underwater Instructors, number 180. In 1953 he opened the first air station in San Jose. He helped start 3 dive clubs, was an instructor for 30 years at the San Jose YMCA and was a dive tour leader in the Caribbean and the Pacific for 25 years.
Stan operated a skin diving shop in San Jose for 20 years before retiring in 1979. At the store is Stan Sheley's Antique Diving Equipment Museum. This is a collection of antique diving equipment assembled by Stan Sheley and spans 60 years.
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Stan Sheley, NAUI #180 |
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On March 21, 1936, Stan, then nineteen years old, made news when he used a homemade diving helmet which he made from a water heater to explore underneath the cold muddy waters of nearby Los Gatos Creek.
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Stan Sheley built and used homemade equipment from 1935-1953. He helped recover eleven aircraft from the San Francisco bay, including two jetliners and a helicopter.
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Days and Hours of Operation:
Weekdays - 11am to 7pm
Saturday - 10am to 5pm
Sunday - Closed
Address:
554 South Bascom Avenue
San Jose, CA USA
95128
Related Website: [Web Link]
What is in the collection:
breathing apparatus, goggles, historical and homemade diving equipment
Price of Admission: Not Listed
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