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Metadata
Object ID # |
1976.030.001 |
Object Name |
Pump |
Other Name |
Pumpjack |
Title |
MONARCH Pump Jack (c. 1940) |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
c. 1940 |
Artist |
Monarch Machinery Co. Ltd. |
Made |
Monarch Machinery Co. Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Description |
Red-finished MONARCH cast iron pumpjack with black painted flywheel, c. 1940. It was manufactured by the Monarch Machinery Co. Ltd. of Winnipeg. The pumpjack is predominately made out of cast iron. It has an enclosed, oil bath gear box design. The housing is bolted to a rectangular base. There is a 56 cm diameter drive wheel. Emboss-cast on the drive side of the housing is "MONARCH / MONARCH MACHINERY CO. LTD., WINNIPEG, CANADA". Emboss-cast on the opposite side of the housing is "oil line". There is an oil filler, level and drain plugs. Emboss-cast on both sides of the base is "MONARCH". There is an angle iron cast iron yoke for linking it to a pump. The jack straddles the pump, after the pump handle is removed. The piston rod is attached to the metal extension part of the jack. The pulley belt of a gasoline engine is placed around the flywheel of the jack. |
Makers mark |
Cast lettering Emboss-cast on the drive side of the housing is "MONARCH / MONARCH MACHINERY CO. LTD., WINNIPEG, CANADA". |
Provenance |
Manufactured by the Monarch Machinery Co. Ltd. of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Reportedly circa 1940. Formerly used on the farm of Ed Lawrence, at Lot 8, Concession 16, Keppel Township, Grey County, then purchased by Clinton Davidson and used on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Davidson of Lot 13, Concession 16, Keppel Township, Grey County. |
Collection |
Plumbing Tools & Equipment Collection |
Material |
IronPaint |
Dimensions |
H-152 W-35 L-45 cm |
Found |
Keppel Township (formerly), Township of Georgian Bluffs, Grey County |
People |
Davidson, Clinton |
Subjects |
Pumps Water Water pumps Water supply |
Search Terms |
Keppel Township |
Function |
It was used to convert the rotary motion of an engine into the reciprocating vertical motion required to power a hand well pump. |