Kinsman Car Tyre Pump

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Kinsman tyre pump

Kinsman tyre pump

Name/Title

Kinsman Car Tyre Pump

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.707

Description

A tyre pump specifically made for motor cars. The pump as brass feet, a metal pump, flexible rubber tubing, and at the top a wooden rectangle to hold the rubber flex and which also advertises the maker.

Context

The pump is made by Kinsman Ltd, Stirchley, Birmingham. The patent was granted in 1932. The pump may have been included in the toolkits of high class motors like Bentleys and Roll-Royces of the period.

Category

Bicycles, motor bikes, mechanical

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Length

450 mm

Circumference

110 mm

Weight

932 g

Dimension Notes

Tubing approx 690 mm

Material

Brass, Metal, Rubber

Location

* Untyped Location

C82

Condition

Overall Condition

Good