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 at Waterpumps, South Works, Bramford, commissioned in approximately 1923.
It is of the Treble Ram type; Motor Speed of 650 rpm; Countershaft Speed of 180 rpm; Crankshaft speed of 28 rpm; and Suction & Delivery of 5 inches. It has a capacity of 5800 g.p.h. and 5 h.p.
Further details on an attached record labelled 'Details of Fison's Pump (A.6746)' consisting of plant record information, technical data, and maintenance details and costs.
MakerJoseph Evans & Sons
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Madec.1923
MeasurementsPump: 5 inches x 8 inches
Object numberSTMEA:A.6746
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