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Article from 'The Autocar' magazine describing the Wood-Milne foot pump.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 77\4\ scan0037 | |
| Date | 21th September 1912 | |
| The Autocar The Wood-Milne Foot Pump. Suitable for Car or Garage. WHEN visiting the highly interesting and up-to-date works of Messrs. Wood-Milne, Ltd., at Preston, the makers of the world-renowned rubber heels and the steel-rubber tyres, our attention was drawn to the latest design of Wood-Milne foot pump, which is now being made more compact than many of those previously put upon the market. It is a remarkably efficient and handy pump, suitable for garage use or carriage on the car, for its overall dimensions when collapsed, as shown in one of the accompanying illustrations, are 12in. x 6in. x 4 1/2in., so that practically it occupies less space than an ordinary pump and will stow much more neatly. All the frictional parts are ground and hardened, and the pump operates quite lightly, although it has a stroke of 5 1/2in. and a bore of 2in. The plunger is very easily withdrawn whenever the cup leather requires renewing, which would be very seldom. It will be noticed that when the pump is collapsed for carriage the bridge piece bearing the makers' name effectively protects the pressure gauge. A valve is fitted between this gauge and the pump, so the pressure indicated by the gauge after a stroke is the actual pressure at the time within the tyre. This is quite an important point, for pump gauges as a rule are somewhat unreliable as to this, and usually if it is desired to ascertain the real pressure within the tyre a separate gauge must be used. Two views of the Wood-Milne foot pump, showing it in use and folded. MADE AT CROXLEY B.H. 228A (150 H) (S.A. 301. 19-2-15) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 0950. | ||