   Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Creator(s): O'Connell & Kerr, Kensington, Vic. Date: 1900 - Description: Ball action pressure pump, fluted piston, no valves. Used in dairies - general purpose. Used with milking machines and for butter factories. Belt dirven from a counter shaft. Action - ball joint on disc. Fluted piston that pumps from right to left, able to pump in either direction by crossing a belt from the counter-shaft. Replaced today by centrifugal pumps. Purchased from Deloraine butter factory. Format: Realia Object: pumps Titles: Unique Pump Subjects: dairy farms; milking; dairy industry; pumps Places: Deloraine, Tasmania Institution: Grubb Shaft Gold and Heritage Museum Object number: GSM_00016 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Grubb Shaft Gold and Heritage Museum. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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