Cameron Feed Pump at Wortley Top Forge

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Back in the early 80's Fleet Model Services did a casting kit for a "Cameron Style Pump" which was said to be based on the one at Wortley Top Forge. Does anyone have a photo of this pump?

The Museum's site does not have a decent photo and all the other Cameron pumps I can find on the net, Graces Guide, etc are a slightly different style.

I hope to make it at twice the kit size but would like to see the original to work out what the scale is as these pumps ranged from about 4ft high to at least 14ft but I suspect it is towards the smaller end of the size range.

This is the photo of a completed kit that was in ME back in 1982.

Thanks,J

Edited By JasonB on 20/09/2014 15:04:59

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Jason,

Does this one, at Bolton, help?

MichaelG.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Thanks Michael, I have seen that one and several of the same layout which have the cylinder and pump offset from the two columns, This one has them all in line and I have not found a single like that, some of the twins and most of the similar style pumps by Frank Pearns like this one have the pump on the same centreline as the columns.

My drawing may show it a bit clearer

Edited By JasonB on 20/09/2014 15:05:34

[Boiler BriParticipant @boilerbri]

Hi Jason I live about five miles from Wortley. If you want anything photographing let me know I don't mind calling in .. I am on holiday this next week so it would be after that.

brian

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

A couple of photos and an idea of the flywheel size would be fantastic whenever you have the time to spare.

From what I can see on their site it is tucked away in the Foundry, you can just make out the two red columns towards the right of this photo.

**LINK**

Thanks, Jason

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

ME 3466 has a picture of a Cameron type pump

Edited By Ady1 on 21/09/2014 11:37:40

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Thanks Ady but I have been through all the old MEs and copied any relevant info including the page above.

To save anyone else wasting their time I have spent several hours on Google etc and looking in all the likely sources, that is why I asked for photos of the actual pump the model is based on in my opening post not teh 20 odd other pumps and a similar amount of old etchings, catalogues, etc that I have found.

J

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