Vintage Mast Foos Cast Iron Hand WATER PUMP Great for Decoration

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THIS AUCTION IS FOR AN 1880'S    "MAST FOOS"   BUCKEYE WATER PUMP.THIS PUMP IS NOW A DECORATIVE RELIC OF THE PAST.PLEASE NOTE THE ANCIENT DECORATIVE BASKETWEAVE DESIGN ON THE EXTERIOR.THEY HAVEN'T MADE ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN A HUNDRED YEARS.IT HAS A GEAR SYSTEM THAT CRANKED UP AND DOWN TO DELIVER THE WATER FROM THE WELL.THERE ARE A FEW REPLACED PARTS,OBVIOUSLY THE WOODEN HANDLE.AND A FEW PIPES HAVE BEEN REPLACED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL ,PROBABLY WHERE THE WETTEST SPOT WOULD HAVE BEEN AND SUBSEQUENTLY RUSTED OUT AND THEN REPLACED.SOME OF THE GEAR SYSTEM COGS ARE BROKEN AWAY.ETC. THE SPOUT IS A NICE DECORATIVE ONE. AT THIS STAGE THIS PUMP IS A DECORATIVE ITEM.ALSO IT WOULD NEED A BASE TO MOUNT IT ON.NO BASE IS INCLUDED WITH THIS SALE.HOME DEPOT SELLS BASE PLATES THAT WOULD DO THE JOBONE THING FOR SURE IS NOBODY ELSE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD HAVE ONE THAT WOULD BE ANYTHING LIKE THIS ONE.PLEASE KEEP IN MIND NO SHIPPING AVAILABLE FOR THIS ITEM.PICKUP ONLY.