Double action air pump with vacuum gauge (c. 1750), by G.ADAMS LONDON, with apparatus in mahogany case to demonstrate the laws of pneumatics including the following experiments: Magdeburg hemisphere; Guinea and featherweight lifter (with index dial); Shower of mercury; Bell and water pump in vacuo; Bladder glass, etc.
Details
- Category:
- Vacuum Technology
- Object Number:
- 1993-1315
- type:
- pump - machinery
- credit:
- National Maritime Museum
