Historische Handpumpe im Rheinpark - Wesseling, NRW, Germany
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argus1972
N 50° 49.438 E 006° 59.255
32U E 358261 N 5632179
Historical pitcher pump from 1900 in "Rheinpark" Wesseling.
Waymark Code: WMW9WT
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
Views: 6
Hand pumps are manually operated pumps; they use human power and mechanical advantage to move fluids or air from one place to another. This pump construction form was partially used till the 1950s to the water supply, until modern infrastructure was created.
In Wesseling some public pumps have been preserved. Most of them exist of cast iron and dispose of a single force rod. The pump in "Rheinpark" was developed for wall assembly. It is mounted on a massive wooden board which is fastened to a pillar from brick.
This pump was restored in the mid 1980s. Since 1983 it is an architectural historical monument and listed as No. 6 in "Liste der Baudenkmäler in Wesseling".
Is it Working: no
Nearest Address:
Rheinpark
Wesseling, NRW Germany
How to find.:
Rheinpark between "Auf dem Sonnenberg" and the Rhine.
Visiting Restrictions:
none
Good place to park: Not Listed
Does this pump have a presence on the internet?: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A quality photograph of the old hand operated pump showing another feature with or without someone or GPSr in view. Describe your route to the pump, perhaps.