Antique Brass Nautical Maritime Bilge Boat Galley Lever Hand Water Pump 15"

Description

A rare and beautifully patinated brass nautical maritime galley pump lever with spout and wood handle.

The bilge is the part of a ship or boat's hull that would rest on the ground if the vessel were unsupported by water. It's important to keep a bilge dry so you can easily see if there's a small leak somewhere in the boat.

A bilge lever is a lever handle attached to a black rubber bellows on a manual diaphragm bilge pump. The lever rocks back and forth to draw water into a chamber and pump it out.

Condition

Good Overall - Wear to finish/some tarnish/oxidation

Dimensions

4" x 5.25" x 14.5" (Width x Depth x Height)