Double Barrelled Air Pump

Made:: 1866-1911 in London

maker:: Alfred Apps

Double barrelled air pump, with glass receiver plate, by Alfred Apps, London, England, 1866-1911 (see note)

Details

Category:: Vacuum Technology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1985-2054

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, mahogany (wood), steel (metal), resin (unspecified), tin (metal), paper (fibre product) and cork

Measurements:: overall (with winding handle): 470 mm x 570 mm x 380 mm, 20.54kg

type:: pump

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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