Model of a Force Pump, English, c. 1860 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 30868 | ||||||||||
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| Place Created: | England United Kingdom Europe |
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| Brief Description: | Similar to the suction pump except that this pump has a double action. First, the water is sucked into the cylinder in the usual way, but instead of lifting it to a spout, it is pushed into a side reservoir of glass. Air trapped in this reservoir helps to expel the water on the upstroke, producing a continuous jet of water as with the old-fashioned fire pumps. | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Transferred from the Clarendon Laboratory | ||||||||||
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| Material(s): |
Glass copper alloy metal | ||||||||||
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