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A foot pump used to inflate rubber tyres, it has folding foot rests at the base, a brass cylinder and a turned wooden 'T' handle.
This foot pump has folding foot rests at the base, a brass cylinder and a turned wooden 'T' handle. A narrow rubber tube is attached to the bottom of the pump and has a clip nozzle at the end. The pump was used to inflate rubber tyres for bicycles and cars.

1 foot pump: wood; metal; rubber; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: FOOT PUMP // Accession number: 98/7 // Classification: TRANSPORT land // Negative number: // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: 9.3.98 [...] HENLEY, OXON // Store: ?camp// Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 27.7.99 // Description: This foot pump has folding foot rests at the base, a ?brass cylinder and turned wooden 'T' handle. A narrow rubber tube is attached to the bottom of the pump and has a clip nozzle at the end. No inscription // Dimensions: Length of pump: 55.0 cm Width of foot rest: 17.0 cm Length of tube: 76.0 cm // Associated information: The pump was used to inflate rubber tyres for bicycles, cars, etc. // References: Entry no. 034', MERL ‘Conservation Record’ – ‘Class: Transport land // Name: Foot pump // Acc. No.: 98/7 // Conservator: Robin // Date: 1-9-99 // part/whole: Brass [&] Iron treatment: Brush deox // part/whole: Rubber [&] Wood treatment: water wash // part/whole: repair: // part/whole: Brass [&] Iron finish: dedacryl lacquer // part/whole: Wood finish: microcrystalline wax // part/whole: Rubber finish: natural // [tick box, unticked] tick when noted on catalogue sheet’

Wood, Metal, iron, Metal, brass, Rubber