Miniature water wheel
G. H. Harris
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
1890 - 1922
Materials
Iron, paint & stone
Measurements
930 mm (H)885 mm (W)1160 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Wadebridge
Order this imageCollection
Finch Foundry, Devon
NT 56245
Caption
The Harris Water Pump was produced in a variety of sizes by G. H. Harris at his foundry in Wadebridge, Cornwall. This type of waterwheel was sold in large numbers and used to pump water from a stream or river, uphill to be stored where needed.
Summary
Miniature water wheel or pump - Wheel, frame and water shute assembly all painted green. Harris Water Pump. Inscribed; G.H. Harris Wadebridge
Provenance
Transferred to the Trust from North Dartmoor Museums Association 1994 - no OKMDL number but listed in the transfer inventory as item 701 and described as a Waterwheel.
Marks and inscriptions
G.H. Harris Wadebridge
Makers and roles
G. H. Harris