Brian G. NY
Well-known Member
The post regarding wells reminded me of the old hand cranked log and chain pump we had back on the farm when I was a young kid.
I am attaching some pictures describing the type of pump it was.
The GEM was simply a "modern" version of the one we had. The above ground housing on ours was constructed of wood and the pipe leading down into the well was also constructed of interconnecting lengths of wooden pipe or "logs".
These pumps all used chain with rubber cups to transport the water but the newer ones used steel pipe rather than logs.
I still have the crank and sprocket, the spout and some of the chain but, unfortunately, I never kept a piece of the "log".
It was amazing just how fast you could fill a bucket with one of these pumps.
I am attaching some pictures describing the type of pump it was.
The GEM was simply a "modern" version of the one we had. The above ground housing on ours was constructed of wood and the pipe leading down into the well was also constructed of interconnecting lengths of wooden pipe or "logs".
These pumps all used chain with rubber cups to transport the water but the newer ones used steel pipe rather than logs.
I still have the crank and sprocket, the spout and some of the chain but, unfortunately, I never kept a piece of the "log".
It was amazing just how fast you could fill a bucket with one of these pumps.