Skerne (click on photograph to bring up bigger/better version).

[Thanks to John Hurst for all the photos]

Skerne, E. Yorks, with a wrong handle. Thanks to Richard Fatkin for the photo on the right. Markings: A hard-to-read "J. VILLIERS ENGINEER BEVERLEY". Manufacturer: J. Villiers of Beverley.

A distinctive pump at Skerne, E. Yorks. The fulcrum, unusually, is bolted to the pump top and the original cap has been replaced by a wooden one. Markings: Two indistinct fleurs-de-lis. Manufacturer: Unk.

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