The Old Well Hand Pump
Mar 19, 2020 07:54:44 #
When we first got indoor plumbing this was the first thing we had.
My three brothers, mom, dad and grandma would draw water from this, boil it on the stove, pour it into
a washtub and all bathe in the same water.
And still used the outhouse for a while after that.
This was in the mid-1940s. Wish I had photos of that.
All four of us boys are still alive and still like each other quite a bit.
And that house still stands. It has had indoor plumbing since the late 1940s.
My three brothers, mom, dad and grandma would draw water from this, boil it on the stove, pour it into
a washtub and all bathe in the same water.
And still used the outhouse for a while after that.
This was in the mid-1940s. Wish I had photos of that.
All four of us boys are still alive and still like each other quite a bit.
And that house still stands. It has had indoor plumbing since the late 1940s.
Mar 19, 2020 10:21:05 #
Great photograph. I remember hand pumps well both inside and outside usage.
Dennis
Dennis
Mar 19, 2020 11:10:29 #
Mar 19, 2020 11:31:42 #
mal949
Loc: Tucson, AZ
yssirk123 wrote:
Nice image, great memory - had a hand-pump on our prune-plum farm.
Mar 19, 2020 12:32:56 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
Nice photo! It brings back memories of the hand pump on my grandparents' farm. They had indoor plumbing and running water, but there was an outside pump over the well next to the house. It had to be primed to make it work. Now wish I had taken a photograph of it.
Mar 19, 2020 12:59:09 #
Mar 19, 2020 13:36:28 #
Mar 19, 2020 14:32:36 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
I wonder if this was the sort of pump that "Desert Pete" had to prime in that Kingston Trio song. A great picture.
Mar 19, 2020 15:11:35 #
We had an old one. Had to keep a bucket of water handy to pour in to prime it.
Mar 19, 2020 15:17:10 #
Mar 19, 2020 15:51:53 #
Mar 19, 2020 19:35:33 #
jpgto
Loc: North East Tennessee
Very nice. I know of one.....still working.....on the Common at Old Sturbridge Village, MA The youngin's
get a thrill out of pumping and see water come out of the spout. Don't think I would drink it though!
get a thrill out of pumping and see water come out of the spout. Don't think I would drink it though!
Mar 19, 2020 20:52:15 #
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