Coalbrookdale (click on photographs to bring up bigger/better versions).

At the Museum of Iron.

In a display dedicated to the Great Exhibition of 1851. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans.

In the same display, this small pump has a Registered Number only otherwise seen on a pump in the author's possession. Markings: Lion, "RD NO. 46465" on the spout and a "2" on the base flange. Manufacturer: It's a Joseph Evans Colonial pump, Size 2 [= a 2½" barrel].

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