Elton, Cambs (click on photograph to bring up bigger/better version).

This pump at Elton, Cambs, is reportedly above a deep well and used to serve 3 families in the building behind it. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

Another wooden-boxed lead pump at Elton, Cambs.Thanks to John Hurst for the telephoto shot on the left, and to Mike Woolford for the photo on the right, taken some years later, showing the pump covered in ivy. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

Elton, Cambs, with a broken cap. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: None visible in this photo. Manufacturer: Unk.

This lightweight pump at Elton, Cambs, looks like it has a copper barrel and spout. Pumps of this type were typically sold as contractor's pumps or water barrel pumps. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

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