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Twin-barrel air pump
Pump mounted on an ornate mahogany frame. There are two barrels in which the rods move by means of iron racks operated by a crank with pinion. A lead tube connects the pump to the plate, which serves as the base for a bell-jar (replica). Resembles the pump described by Francis Hauksbee Senior in 1709. [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- mechanical engineering
Type of item
- Air pump
- pumps (machinery)
Medium
- mahogany, brass, iron, lead, glass
- Glass
- Iron
- Mahogany wood
- Lead
- Brass
- brass (alloy)
- lead (metal)
- glass (material)
- mahogany (wood)
- iron (metal)
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- mechanical engineering
Type of item
- Air pump
- pumps (machinery)
Medium
- mahogany, brass, iron, lead, glass
- Glass
- Iron
- Mahogany wood
- Lead
- Brass
- brass (alloy)
- lead (metal)
- glass (material)
- mahogany (wood)
- iron (metal)
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 1743
- 1743
- 1743
- 1743
- 1743
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:415005
Extent
- total height 1700 mm, base 590x600 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/FrancisHauksbeeSenior.html
Year
- 1743
Providing country
- Italy