Stirrup pump
Ernest H. Hill Ltd
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Measurements
875 mm (Length)23 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Sheffield
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1334809
Summary
Pump with wooden handle, rather as a stirrup pump made of copper. There is a circular projection on one side for placing knee on to steady mechanism when pumping from an oil drum. The projection is iron and decorated to look like a shell. The brass label reads 'THE DRUMMOND OIL PUMP. MANUFACTURED BY ERNEST H. HILL LTD. BETA WORKS. SHEFFIELD'.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Ernest H. Hill Ltd, manufacturer