Ladies & Gent's,
It's time to solve another mystery (at least for me!). I was at my local LDS a few days ago and the shop owner presented me with this mystery (he didn't know either). The best I could do was scratch my head and craft some tremendous theories as to what the heck it is.
Here's a few observations:
The nylon strapping appears to be designed for one to go around the waist and one over the shoulder.
The "plate" is plastic and is in fairly good shape.
The threaded hose fitting on the front of the plate is also plastic. This would rule out any high-pressure use??
All hoses are clamped to their fittings.
The hoses are in decent shape (a little stiff) and the mask looks to be in great shape.
My top two theories: (1) this is some type of set-up using a hookah/surface system or (2) part of some kind of bail-out system. I have no doubt that someone here will know exactly what this is. Y'all constantly amaze me with the depth of knowledge of vintage equipment.
Help solve this mystery!!