French lifeguard training dummy, cast in metal and stamped with “Fédération Nationale de Sauvetage – Mannequin – R. Pitet.” Dating to the 1930s, this unusual figure was built for water rescue practice, weighted so it could sink, be retrieved, and handled like an unconscious body during lifesaving drills.
This example comes with a cord and European plug, suggesting it may have been adapted at some point—possibly rigged to light up, though it hasn’t been tested. Mounted on a wooden base.
French lifeguard training dummy, cast in metal and stamped with “Fédération Nationale de Sauvetage – Mannequin – R. Pitet.” Dating to the 1930s, this unusual figure was built for water rescue practice, weighted so it could sink, be retrieved, and handled like an unconscious body during lifesaving drills.
This example comes with a cord and European plug, suggesting it may have been adapted at some point—possibly rigged to light up, though it hasn’t been tested. Mounted on a wooden base.
