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This is a pump plunger, the most important part of the hand water pump as it is the plunger which creates the suction to draw the water upwards.
This is a wooden pump plunger, the most important part of the hand water pump as it is the plunger which creates the suction to draw the water upwards.

Pump plunger: wood

Mr S. H. Rose, the donor, trained as a wheelwright in Bramley, Hampshire. He is connected to the Wigleys of Wigley and Sons, builders in Silchester, Hampshire, through his wife's family (his wife's aunt married a Wigley). His wife's grandparents lived in Pamber Green, Hampshire., MERL ‘Handwritten accession’ form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: PUMP PLUNGER // Accession number: 85/3 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 27.3.85 // Description: A wooden pump bucket or plunger // Dimensions: Length: 25.0 cm. Diameter: 7.5 cm. // Associated information: This is one of the most important parts of a hand water pump. It creates the suction which draws the water upwards. // References: Shire Album No 36. Wells & Water supply by John Vince. MERL PB 6060.’

1985