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Merriman's Life Preserving Dress
From: Christian Sánchez <chvsanchez~at~arnet.com.ar>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:48:23 -0300
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>
In June 1875, Paul Boyton, "the fearless frogman," crossed the English Channel enclosed in "Merriman's Life Preserving Dress," an inflatable rubber suit designed to float 300 pounds: http://www.futilitycloset.com/2009/02/14/land-ho/.
Is it what the heroe uses in Les Tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine ?
Best regards,
Christian
Received on Sun 15 Feb 2009 - 05:16:29 IST
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