Water pump
Harden Star Co. Ltd.
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and wood
Measurements
555 mm (Height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938457.3
Summary
One of three large metal water pumps, each consisting of a conical body, painted white/cream and with screw thread inside at the base, and surmounted by a metal top with turned wood, t-bar handle, short rigid metal pipe onto which a water pipe would be screwed, and manufacturer's name plate, Harden Star Co. Ltd., London. The t-bar handle is attached to a long metal rod which is pumped up and down. The rigid metal pipe and the metal collar to the wooden handle are both painted red.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
HARDEN STAR Co. Ltd. / TRADE STAR MARK / LONDON (embossed on name pate)
Makers and roles
Harden Star Co. Ltd. , supplier