Four-Barrel Piston Pump
- maker:
- John Braithwaite
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Four-Barrel Piston Pump, by Braithwaite, 1817, removed from Lord Brownlow's Estate 1933
This pump was commissioned to pump water in the gardens at Belton House, Lincolnshire. It was built by notable London engineer John Braithwaite, who constructed with John Ericsson the 'Novelty' locomotive which in 1829 became the first loco anywhere to travel a mile in under one minute, and also the first practical steam-powered fire engine.
The pump was driven by a water-wheel, which through gearing operated its four individual reciprocating pumps feeding a single receiver to produce a constant out-flow. It is both a functional machine, and one which was designed with a strong aesthetic sense, having architectural detail cast into its frame and Gothic pointed arches.
Four Barrel Piston Pump by Braithwaite
Manifold with valve chamber
Four Barrel Piston Pump by Braithwaite, 1817
1817
Four Barrell Piston Pump by Braithwaite
1817
Four Barrell Piston Pump
1817
Four Barrell Piston Pump by Braithwaite
1817
Two cast iron cranks
4 forked connecting rods
Four Pistons, Rods, Crosshead Forgings and Guide Roll
A box of small and light parts
Four Crosshead Guides with Bolts and Nuts
Driving Shaft
Copper drain pipe
Eleven Tap Bolts and Three Gaskets
Component, from Four-Barrel Piston Pump
1817
