Name/TitlePump
About this objectThis was used for pumping water from the River Gipping to a height of 60 feet, into a 10,000-gallon tank. This provided a water spray for the lead-chamber process of dissolving sulphur dioxide to form sulphuric acid, which was used to dissolve coprolites (fossilized excrement of prehistoric animals) in the manufacture of fertilisers. Water was taken from a borehole 20 feet deep, with a track-valve at the bottom. It was fed from the River Gipping by an 18 inch pipe. The pumps were first driven by stream, then later by electricity. When the process of producing sulphur dioxide from pyrites was discovered (this was brought to Bramford from Cliff Quay, Ipswich), the use of coprolites was discontinued.
It was used by Fisons Ltd, South Works, Bramford, commissioned in approximately 1933.
It is Water Pump No.1: Motor Speed of 820 rpm, Countershaft Speed of 212 rpm, Crankshaft Speed of 52 rpm, and Suction & Delivery of 5 inches.
Further details on an attached record labelled 'Details of Fison's Pump (A.6745)' consisting of plant record information, technical data, and maintenance details and costs.
MakerJoseph Evans & Sons
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Madec.1933
Measurements6 1/2 inches x 9 inches ; 10 h.p.
Object numberSTMEA:A.6745
Copyright Licence
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