General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON; OAK HANDLES ON EITHER SIDE OF PUMP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

45.0 cm

Width

41.0 cm

Height

136.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MCDOUGALL

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Galt

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF PUMP JACK USED C.1910-1930S, AND POSSIBLY LATER. THIS JACK DISPLAYED C.1960S+

Canada

VEHICLE & COMPONENTS ASSEMBLED BY ONT. HYDRO IN THE EARLY 1960S TO PRESENT AN INTERPRETATION OF THE 'ADAM BECK CIRCUS' VEHICLES OF 1912. THE ORIGINAL BECK CIRCUS WAS USED BY THE HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMM. OF ONT. TO PROMOTE ELECTRICITY & ELECTRICAL TOOLS, EQ. & APPLIANCES TO RURAL ONTARIANS AT FAIRS, PLOWING MATCHES, ETC.

Function

TO TRANSFER ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL POWER TO PUMP WATER.

Technical

THIS JACK-TYPE WINDMILL PUMP IS SIMILAR TO THE PUMP INSTALLED &DEMONSTRTED ON THE ORIGINAL BECK CIRCUS OF 1912.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'THE R. McDOUGALL CO. LTD./ GALT ONT.' CAST IN RAISED LETTERS ON BOTH SIDES OF STAND/ SOME PART NOS. CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON PUMP PARTS.

Missing

UNKNOWN. THIS PUMP JACK HAS BEEN REFINISHED - EXTENT AND/OR DETAILS OF WORK UNKNOWN

Finish

ALL SAVE WOODEN HANDLES PAINTED DARK GREEN; HANDLES APPEAR UNFINISHED

Decoration

N/A