✅ SOLVED Yard sale find. Help identifying maker.

[ringoi]

Hello, I found this at a yard sale and would like any info about the maker. Only mark is in the brass fitting. Union manufacturing Co. New Britain, CT. I can't seem to find any info about manufacturing well pumps. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

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[Tony in SC]

Pressure relief valve (pop off)

 

[ringoi]

Interesting! Thank you.

 

[Indian Steve]

Could it be a ram pump?

 

[ringoi]

Could it be a ram pump?

Wondering if it's forced pump maybe?

 

[ringoi]

Wondering if it's forced pump maybe?

Maybe that's what a ram pump is?

 

[Tony in SC]

Second thought, It does look like a hand pump.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

I haven't figured out what I think it is yet.

Over 40 years in the mechanical construction industry, 67 projects in 29 states. What I can add is that fire protection systems were specifically painted red for quick identification.

 

[Hawks88]

Welcome to tnet from Niagara Falls. Nice garage sale find. Congrats

 

[nagant]

I see writing on the tapered part? No idea either but probably fire fighting gear, pretty fancy pump handle though. Maybe a portable fire water tank used in a factory?

 

[nagant]

World cat has lead to their 1888 catalog, the description sounds right.Descriptive catalogue and price list of the Union Manufacturing Co., New Britain, Conn. -- manufacturers of iron, brass and copper hydraulic rams, garden engines, cistern, well, and force pumps, yard, drive well, engine yard, rotary, steam boiler pum Ebay has a brass pump by union item no. 310709705494

 

[ringoi]

World cat has lead to their 1888 catalog, the description sounds right.Descriptive catalogue and price list of the Union Manufacturing Co., New Britain, Conn. -- manufacturers of iron, brass and copper hydraulic rams, garden engines, cistern, well, and force pumps, yard, drive well, engine yard, rotary, steam boiler pum Ebay has a brass pump by union item no. 310709705494

Awesome information! Thank you for all the help!

 

[ringoi]

Awesome information! Thanks for all the help!

 

[ringoi]

Awesome information! Thanks for all the help!

Not sure how to mark this as solved.

 

[A2coins]

cool find

 

[A2coins]

also welcome