Wooden pump from Japan
Wooden pump from Japan used as a fire squirt about 1860
- Object Number:
- 1861-59/1
- type:
- pump
Wooden pump from Japan
Wooden pump from Japan used as a fire squirt about 1860
Details
Parts
Components from Wooden Pump from Japan
Components from wooden pump from Japan used as a fire squirt about 1860. Copper shroud with punch circular vent. Hollow wooden tube/valve with small copper disc secured with two copper nails. Wooden cap with small copper disc secured with two copper nails. Five exhibition labels; Delivery Pipe, Plunger, Foot Valve, Delivery Valve, and Inlet Strainer.
- Measurements:
-
Wooden tube/valve: 30 mm x 88 mm x 32 mm,
Copper shroud: 15 mm x 105 mm x 80 mm,
Wooden cap: 28 mm 30 mm,
- Object Number:
- 1861-59/2
- type:
- pump
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
