A very nice, highly original and complete example of a Merryweather & Sons hand-drawn portable steam fire pump.
Merryweather No.4715
7200 Gallons per Hour / 250 Ft Head at 200 r.p.m.
Single cylinder vertical engine driven pump mounted to a vertical boiler designed to raise steam at high speed, mounted on a two wheel hand-drawn trolley, and intended for use at estates, factories and institutional buildings, etc.
Built by Marshall & Sons, Ltd of Gainsborough, Lincs, this unusual but attractive “Britannia” type portable features a barrell section firebox making it relatively easy to replace.
£ P.O.A.
