[SEL] Re:Old hand pump

[Graham Harris]

G'day Peter

The "Midcon" name would refer to "Middleton,
Connecticut" or Mid'ton..." I would think. One of the
manufacturers is (er...was) W&B Douglas. It was
sometimes cast into the pump spout perhaps on the
other side of the Midcon bit. Maybe what you got is a
Douglas. These are nice units. Stick it in your garden
where you keep all your engines....but make it pump.
Should have a number on the body. No 0 was smallest No
9 biggest. If it has a fluted body that's r-e-a-l
nice.

Cheers

Graham in Oz




Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:00:23 +0800
From: "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au>
Subject: [SEL] old hand pump
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I have an old hand pump .......'' monkey tail'' type .
It has a 
fairly
indistinct cast name on it  MIDCON, a patent date of
1842. Sounds 
like it is
American made . Does anyone know anything about the
make ?
Peter Ogborne
Little Grove ,Albany
West Australia
''Heart of the Rainbow Coast ''
jopeter at omninet.net.au


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