What was the aquarium hobby like in 1930s? Those actually fitted with air pumps can be best described as loud! YouTube user 4156df got his hands on this B2 Marco Air Pump, manufacturered by J.B. Maris Co in Bloomfield, NJ. The pump was designed by owner James Maris, who filed for a patent in 1933 [...]
What was the aquarium hobby like in 1930s? Those actually fitted with air pumps can be best described as loud! YouTube user 4156df got his hands on this B2 Marco Air Pump, manufacturered by J.B. Maris Co in Bloomfield, NJ. The pump was designed by owner James Maris, who filed for a patent in 1933 and subsequently was granted one in 1934. See, patent issues in the aquarium industry has a long history…
Check out the original patent filling that is written in first person by James Maris. Hats tip to YouTuber 4156df for sharing the video and to Google for archiving this information.
