Details
Object ID 000058
Object Name Brass Fire pump
Object Desc U-shaped squirt. One side is a leather hose with brass nozzle; hose attached with what looks like copper wire and joined with brass studs. Syringe pump with wooden handle and inscription attached to plunger which is copper. INSCRIPTION: "W.P" (possibly).
Collection General Collection
Accession # T00052
Alternate ID T00052
General Category History
Category Fire Service
Source
Source Category Donation
Accession Date APR 5,2018
Credit/Acknowledgement
Location 1A-00
Object Date c.1600
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Status On Display
Object Keywords
Title Brass Fire Squirt
Description
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Height 7
Length 97
Width 19
Depth 0
Diameter 0
Circumference 0
Weight 0
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Quantity 0
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Conditions
Date SEP 5,2019
Summary Good
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Notes Leather very stiff, with some scuffing. Some corosion on brass base. Nozzle fair. Handle with care due to shape. Corrosion on many parts of brass pump. Possibly underwent cleaning. Wooden handle slightly chipped.