Historische Handpumpe Urfeld - Wesseling, NRW, Germany
Posted by: argus1972
N 50° 48.298 E 007° 01.595
32U E 360951 N 5629992
Old pitcher pump in front of the house "Rheinstraße 239" in Urfeld.
Waymark Code: WMW9WV
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
Views: 12
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-Urfeld one finds a pitcher pump in front of the house "Rheinstraße 239". It exist of cast iron and dispose of a single force rod. The pump is about 1. 20 m high and well preserved. There is no further information whether the pump is at its original location or serves only decorative purposes.
Is it Working: no
Nearest Address: Rheinstraße 239 Wesseling-Urfeld, NRW Germany
How to find.: In the corner of the property on the right beside the big gate entrance.
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:
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