Pump Collection (page 18)

Petrol Pump and Pump Attendant
BP Petrol Pump and Pump Attendant

Constantinople - Team of firemen with their hand-powered pump

Turkish Fire brigade running
Turkish fire brigade running along the waterfront at Constantinople carrying a hand-pump

Pumping Strokes of Genius
An intelligent forecast of the growth of wayside pumps. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

PUMP SHOES
Cutaway calf pump shoe with baby heel and black patent vamp and black patent pump with rouleau rosette

Patent Pump Shoes
Shiny black patent pump shoe with punched brogue vamp and chunky heel

Black Patent Pump Shoes
American campus girl pump in black patent with high vamp and thick heel by Margaret Jerrold

Patent and Tan Calf Boot
Trimmed black patent and tan calf boot with sloping heel and lacing by Cristel. In front, donkey suede and patent pump, patent walking shoe and patent ankle strap shoe

Cross-Section of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Cro
Engraving showing a cross-section of the machinery at the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness, 1864. The machinery shown was used to pump away Londons sewage

Old Aldgate Pump, London, c. 1880
Photograph showing a crowd of men, including a policeman, standing around the Old Aldgate Pump in London, c.1880

Bath Pump Room
Interior of the Grand Pump Room at Bath, Avon

Coventry Burning after an Air-raid; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing one of the main streets of Coventry, still burning after a German air-raid, 1940. In the background a group of fire-fighters pump water onto one of the blazes

Water pump
An advertisement from 1893 for Marryweathers hand fire-engines, a device which doubles up as both a fire extinguisher and plant watering machine

River bed gold sifting on the Turon, Australia
River bed sifting on the Turon river, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. The pump is lowered 12 feet from the surface of the river

The all Scotch Spirit
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing a miserly Scottish driver filling up his cigarette lighter with petrol from the pump at a filling station

Bath Cathedral 1950S
The entrance to the Pump Rooms and Cathedral, Bath, Somerset, England

Nilometer / Cairo
Nilometer, Cairo. Used to measure the height of the Nile at flood. Also the site traditionally believed to be where Miriam discovered Moses

Fire Hose Pump 1930S
A hose pump operated by members of the Sunderland Fire Brigade

Pittville Spa
A fine view of the Pittville Spa and Pump Room, built between 1825 and 1830. During its Regency heyday it was the most magificent place to drink Cheltenham Spa Water

Coaching Inn Yard / 1812
An Inn yard after the arrival of a stagecoach. Luggage is adjusted, the horses refreshed and the passengers stretch their legs

Hydrogen for Balloons
Henri Giffard developed a process for the preparation of hydrogen gas for air balloons and dirigibles. His first dirigible flight took place in 1852 from Paris to Trappes

Filling up at Water Pump
A boy fills up a large water tank on the back of a horse- drawn carriage from a street pump Date: early 19th century

England / Bath / Cross Bath
The Cross Bath Pump Room from Bath Street

Robin on Pump
A robin perches on a frozen water-pump

Manual pump engine for putting out fires

Hand pump at the Fruiterers Arms, Hartlebury
Operating a hand pump at the Fruiterers Arms, Hartlebury, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Germany / Water Strike
Water Strike - one of a wave od strikes

Ww1 Cartoon / Squeaky Pump
THE FATALIST " I m sure they ll ear this damn thing squeakin !"

Guericke Pneumatic Pump
Otto von Guerickes pneumatic pump

Coal / Water Wheel & Pump
A water-wheel and bucket pump

Girl at Pump & Crow 19C
A little girl encounters a black crow at the water pump

Sphinx Petrol Pump
A curious Sphinx petrol pump at a London garage during World War Two

Motor Bike at Pump
A motor cycle rider stops at a garage in Scotland for petrol, sitting on his Triumph bike as the attendant fills the tank

Beverley Fire-Engine
A fire engine in action at Beverley, Yorkshire

NEWSHAMs ENGINE / 1721
Newshams Fire-engine, London

Metallic Fire Engine
Metallic manual fire-engine, designed by Merryweathers for use on Fiji, for plantation work

Monitor Water Pump / Jet
A large Monitor water pump, providing a powerful jet, mounted onboard the Beta III fire-boat of the London Fire Brigade

Silsbys Fire Engine / NY
Typical American fire-engine of the late 19th century. This model was made by Silsby for the Metropolitan Fire Department of New York

Hatfield Trailer Pump
Merryweathers Hatfield trailer motor fire-pump, able to negotiate narrow lanes and therefore suitable for country districts

INDIA FIRE PUMP / 1883
Merryweathers India hand force-pump, for use in country districts and on big estates

Merryweather Fire Engine
One of two motor fire engines completed by Merryweathers in 1927. This vehicle is a six- wheeled version, with a Hatfield pump capable of delivering 400 gal a minute

How to Drink Sewage
How people drink sewage - it leaves the house, soaks into the soil and enters the well from which people pump their drinking water

German Fire Engine
A fire engine with a brass pump, dating from the reign of Friedrich II. It was presented to Prince Henry of Prussia. Photographed when it was in the Firemans Museum, Berlin. Date: 18th century

Old Basing Cottages
A woman fills her bucket from the well in the village of Old Basing, Hampshire. In 1645, Oliver Cromwells men stormed and captured nearby Basing House in the Civil War

Doncaster High Street
The pump on the pavement is an indication that the High Street of Doncaster, Yorkshire, has not lost sight of its small-town origins

Water Pump / Cornhill 1800
A water pump (designed by architect Nathaniel Wright) in Cornhill, London

Leyland Firemaster
Wolverhamtons first British Leyland Firemaster TFM 2, a diesel-engined front-mounted pump fire engine, this one with bodywork designed by David Haydon Ltd. of Birmingham

England / Bath / Pump Room
The old pump room, Bath

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