Water filter
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Wood and stone
Measurements
1220 x 635 x 635 mm
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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 784437
Summary
Red sandstone water filter in wooden stand with platform under on which bowl stands to catch water as it drips through; used for purifying drinking water, this item was made locally and used in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Provenance
Part of the Philip Ashcroft collection c.1940. Links with sandstone water filter (inventory number 783627)