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Treasure Enterprises of Australia Australia's Oldest & Largest Supplier of Metal Detectors, Gold Prospecting and Treasure Hunting Equipment (Est. 1976) We are Australia's leading professionals for Internet and Mail Orders Email: sildale@yahoo.com Postal address: P.O. Box 383, Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland, 4108, Australia (Full details of our company can be found on OUR CONTACT DETAILS on the line below)
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METAL DETECTOR ACCESSORIES - SECOND-HAND
...................................................................................................................................................................................... OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES currently available are: SEARCH COILS:
COIL COVERS
CHEST
HARNESS & HOLSTERS
CARRY BAG
Prices for the above accessories can be found on the PRICE LIST at the top of this page ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. FISHER HISTORY In the late 1920's, Dr. Gerhard Fisher obtained the patent ever issued on radio radio direction finders. He was working in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. at the time as a Research Engineer and his work attracted the interest of Dr. Albert Einstein. After a demonstration of Dr. Fisher's equipment, Einstein enthusiastically and correctly predicted the world-wide use of radio direction finders in the air, on land, and at sea. When using such direction finders during those early years, aircraft pilots found that errors would occur in their bearings when there was metal between the transmitter and receiver, or whenever they passed over certain areas. Different pilots flying different planes always observed the same errors at the same places which eventually proved to be highly conductive mineralized areas. Dr. Fisher concluded that a portable electronic prospecting instrument could be developed on the same principle to detect the presence of small buried objects and ore deposits.
He continued his research into this phenomena and in 1931 he founded Fisher Research Laboratory in his Palo Alto, California garage. He and four employees began producing the "Metallascope", a rugged, easy-to-use, metal detector. By today's standards, it was perhaps an ungainly device; to large flat wooden boxes containing simple copper coils, five vacuum tubes, and a few assorted components. But the "Metallascope" soon captivated the imagination of the country, and within a short time, the world. In 1937, Dr. Fisher was granted the first metal detector patent. The "Metallascope" was soon nick-named the "M-Scope", and as such, became an accepted standard for all types of electronic metal detection; geologists located ore, treasure hunters found treasure, utility companies located buried pipes, lumber mills located metal inclusions in sawn logs, and law enforcement agencies used it to locate abandoned or hidden weapons. During World War II and the subsequent Korean conflict, the company was called upon to contribute its technical competence to the war effort; but the M-Scope business was never neglected. With the increasing popularity of the M-Scopes, and with the Fisher patent rights expiring, numerous competitors began producing similar equipment. But due to relentless efforts to incorporate every available technical advance, and particularly by keeping close contact with countless users, and utilizing their vast fund of field experience in the design of new models, Fisher maintained its position of solid leadership. Over the years, Fisher has designed and produced such sophisticated products as geiger counters, radio communication systems, voltage detectors, and cable fault locators. In 1967, Dr. Fisher retired; having firmly established his name in the annals of electronic history. The company continued to grow, and in 1974, Fisher research laboratory moved to Los Banos, California; still maintaining the same traditions of innovation and quality. Today, the company offers a complete line of underground detection devices, ranging from water leak detectors to hobby metal detectors, with customers all over the world. In 2006 - Fisher moved its whole operation to El Paso, Texas, U.S.A. now being owned and part of the FIRST TEXAS HOLDINGS CORPORATION company who manufacture the famous BOUNTY HUNTER range of metal detectors for which our company, TREASURE ENTERPRISES OF AUSTRALIA is the factory authorized sole Australasian distributor. FIRST TEXAS HOLDINGS CORPORATION the manufacturer of Bounty Hunter Metal Detectors is pleased to announce the purchase of
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Dr. Gerhard Fisher with his early 2-Box metal detector