Device that moves fluids (liquids or gases) by mechanical action

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Engineering: a large pumping station. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].

Hydraulics: pumps and water-wheels. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie after himself, 1850.

Hamburg's floating baths: plans and elevations, and detail of filter machine. Line engraving by Mutlow.

Shantou (Swatow), Guangdong (Kwangtung) province, China: irrigation on the Han River. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Examples of hydrostatics: Aldersea's engine for raising water, London Bridge water works, a syringe, Tantalus's cup, and a cross-section of a wave. Engraving by W. Lowry.

Hydraulics: two human-driven [?] pumps. Woodcut, 1659.

Hydraulics: a suction pump with an elaborate regulator. Engraving, 1754.

Ship-building: a centrifugal bilge-pump. Engraving by R. Erskine after himself, 1765.

The large waterwheel at the waterworks on London Bridge. Engraving by T. Jefferys.

Machinery: various inventions, including a pile-driving hammer, a fountain pen, and several kinds of pump. Engraving by W. Lowry.

Hydraulics: a pump in side elevation and cross-section. Engraving.

Engineering: a lighthouse, with a pump clearing a wreck. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].

Engineering: a portable pumping engine, used in Egypt. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].

Specification of Thomas Walker and Thomas Ferdinand Walker : utilizing sewage.

Engineering: a steam-operated pump. Wood engraving by Haire, 185-.

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Pumping machinery

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Images referencing Pumping machinery

Works from the collections

Engineering: a portable pumping engine, used in Egypt. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].

Specification of Thomas Walker and Thomas Ferdinand Walker : utilizing sewage.

Engineering: a steam-operated pump. Wood engraving by Haire, 185-.

Shantou (Swatow), Guangdong (Kwangtung) province, China: irrigation on the Han River. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Examples of hydrostatics: Aldersea's engine for raising water, London Bridge water works, a syringe, Tantalus's cup, and a cross-section of a wave. Engraving by W. Lowry.

Pumping machinery

Images from the collections

Images referencing Pumping machinery

Works from the collections

Engineering: a portable pumping engine, used in Egypt. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].

Specification of Thomas Walker and Thomas Ferdinand Walker : utilizing sewage.

Engineering: a steam-operated pump. Wood engraving by Haire, 185-.

Shantou (Swatow), Guangdong (Kwangtung) province, China: irrigation on the Han River. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Examples of hydrostatics: Aldersea's engine for raising water, London Bridge water works, a syringe, Tantalus's cup, and a cross-section of a wave. Engraving by W. Lowry.

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