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Object Name Tangye Three Throw Pump
Description From Guernsey where it worked in Bests Quarry,St Andrews Parrish. Transferr... more
From Guernsey where it worked in Bests Quarry,St Andrews Parrish. Transferred from Guernsey Museum
Object Date 1938-01-01
Manufacturer Tangyes Ltd
Works Number
Status On Display
Category Machinery
Accession No IF:2011:030
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Initial Strip Although in poor looking condition, on stripping the pump was found to be i... more
Although in poor looking condition, on stripping the pump was found to be in good order with the exception of one broken piston.

A new piston has been fabricated from steel tube and a PTFE little end for display purposes.

In the process of being installed in the Petter VD bay in Hall 1

2011-08-27
Working Order The pump is now back in runnable condition although a return to pumping con... more
The pump is now back in runnable condition although a return to pumping condition will require fabrication of a new piston.
2013-06-30