Hand operated water pump
- Made:
- circa 1850-1890 in England
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LicenseCast iron water pump, made by J Thomas of Kidderminster
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Cast iron water pump, made by J Thomas of Kidderminster
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Cast iron water pump, made by J Thomas of Kidderminster
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Cast iron water pump, made by J Thomas of Kidderminster, England, c1850-1890.
Access to clean drinking water and the safe disposal of human waste are crucial for a healthy community. This is almost impossible to achieve in city slums with poor or nonexistent sanitation.
Across much of Britain in the 1800s, water and waste systems overlapped dangerously. People were filling their kettles from sources into which others had tipped excrement from their chamberpots. The spread of disease and death was inevitable.
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Object Number:
- 2018-8
- Materials:
- cast iron
- Measurements:
-
overall: 2200 mm x 620 mm x 620 mm,
- type:
- water pump
- copyright:
- Unknown Copyright holder
- credit:
- Purchased From English Salvage
Parts
Screw for hand operated water pump
Screw for hand operated water pump
Screw for hand operated water pump
