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Air Pump, by Watkins and Hill, London, 1850

Inventory Number 41320


Item type
Object
Provenance
Ex-Collection of C. Pritchard (from Clapham Grammar School), c. 1850
Primary inscriptions
"WATKINS & HILL/5 CHARING CROSS/ LONDON"
Physical material
Wood
Copper Alloy
Object type
Air pump
Inventory No
41320

Description

Air pump consisting of 4 copper alloy pillars with copper alloy and wooden fixtures, including a handle, attached to their tops. The pillars and a large copper alloy circular disc are mounted on a wooden base with 3 spherical feet.