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Hand-Operated Water Pump
| Description | The city of Yokosuka purchased a hand-operated water pump from Germany in 1883, and in the following year of 1884, transferred it to Tokyo. This water pump was broken down and analyzed, and domestic production of hand-operated water pumps was achieved. This pump was domestically produced in 1911. The place it was produced, "Shimizu No. 7 Manufactory, Toori-shinkoku, Kanda, Tokyo", is written on the nameplate. |
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