Elevateurs Dragor
A Dragor water pump for raising water from a well, and uses of abundant clean water; advertising Dragor water pumps. Colour lithograph by P. Igert, 1935. The Dragor pump was operated manually: it contained a wheel around which was suspended a looped cord which hung down within a well and to which numerous small cups were attached. By turning a handle, the user could rotate the cord so that the cups on the rising part of the cord would scoop up water and eject it at the top (through a dragon's mouth) into a container Four scenes: a man using a water-hose to put out a house-fire; a man spraying water on to plants; a man enjoying a shower; a horse drinking from a cistern
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Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ad, advertising, drinking, gardening, horse, pump, shower, water
