Manual Bilge Pump
Hand operated brass bilge pump with a wooden pump handle and a brass spout 2/3 of the way up the drawing pipe. The bottom end of the pump has a screw on nozzle.
The Greek writer Athenaeus of Naucratis described how King Hieron II commissioned Archimedes to design a huge ship, Syracusia, which could be used for luxury travel, carrying supplies, and as a naval warship. Syracusia is said to have been the largest ship built in classical antiquity. According to Athenaeus, she was capable of carrying 600 people and included garden decorations, a gymnasium and a temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite among her facilities. Since a ship of this size would leak a considerable amount of water through the hull, the Archimedes' screw was purportedly developed in order to remove the bilge water.
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A bilge pump is a water pump used to remove bilge water. As this is only a small hand operated pump, one would hope a large ship was not dependent upon this pump!
Busselton Historical Society
Busselton Historical Society
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