Model of the Appold Centrifugal Pump designed by J.G. Appold

Made:
1851; circa 1849 in Southwark

Model of the Appold Centrifugal Pump designed by J.G. Appold, F.R.S., about 1849 and made by Easton & Amos, Engineers, Southwark, and as exhibited at the Great Exhibition 1851

Details

Category:
Pumping Machinery
Object Number:
1958-246
Materials:
iron
type:
centrifugal pump
credit:
King's College, London

Parts

An iron table stand with suction pipe

An iron table stand with suction pipe

An iron table stand with suction pipe, foot valve and drive gearing.

Measurements:
overall: 22.0472 x 47.2441 x 40.5512 in.; 560 x 1200 x 1030 mm
Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1958-246/1
type:
centrifugal pump
Pump body with rotor on shaft with pinion

Pump body with rotor on shaft with pinion

Pump body with rotor on shaft with pinion

Measurements:
: in.; mm
Object Number:
1958-246/2
type:
pump
Nozzle of a fire hose (fits pump casing) and display boards

Nozzle of a fire hose (fits pump casing) and display boards

Nozzle of a fire hose (fits pump casing) and display boards

Measurements:
overall: 335 x 210 x 140 mm
Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1958-246/3
type:
centrifugal pump
Wooden dome, part of a centrifugal pump model

Wooden dome, part of a centrifugal pump model

Wooden dome with an incised ring on the flat side, part of the Appold Centrifugal Pump model designed by J.G. Appold, F.R.S., about 1849 and made by Easton & Amos, Engineers, Southwark, and as exhibited at the Great Exhibition 1851

Measurements:
overall: 340 mm x 300 mm x 86 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1958-246/4
type:
wooden dome, part of a centrifugal pump model
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum