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Object NameAir Pump
Manufacturer Ziegler Electric (American, 1889-1930)
Retailer James W. Queen & Co. (American, 1853-1925)
Made FromCylinder Glass, Walnut, Cast Iron, Paint, Enamel, Brass
Date1889-1925
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Boston
TechniqueBlown, ground, turned, lacquered
SizeOverall H (with lever down): about 74 cm, W: about 71 cm, D: 33.5 cm
Accession Number2016.8.23
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAir Pump. Blown and ground cylinder glass, turned wooden feet and handle, cast iron, red, white, gold, and green paint, red enamel, lacquered brass. The pump is mounted on a grained walnut platform (33 x 64 cm), sitting on four turned wood feet. The pump lever action is made of cast iron, red enameled and decorated with painted pinstriping and flowers in red, white, gold, and green. This action has a turned wood handle, and sits atop a fine turned wood pillar. The action drives a linkage giving vertical motion to a steel piston rod, moving with the large cylinder of lacquered brass, with its oil cup and removable oil overflow reservoir. Piping and stop cocks lead to the iron receiver plate, mounted with a fine hand blown glass bell jar with knob and ground base. (a) Pump mounted on walnut platform; (b) oil overflow reservoir; (c) brass knob; (d) colorless glass bell jar.
Provenance
Source Tesseract - 2016-08-10