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Does anyone have a picture of a Rapidayton Cut 100.Just Curious. I have never seen a picture of another one or ever seen one at a swap meet. I've had this one for about 10 years.


You can view other pictures of some of my pumps at http://www.geocities.com/tim_rohr/index.html

[This message has been edited by Tim Rohr (edited 11-11-2007).]

That's a great pump...I've always liked them. I've had two. I'm sure I have a picture of a complete one around here somewhere...I'll try to find it and post it for you. Yours is missing the top. There was a great big bonnet tht fit on top of the cast metal piece that you have your globe sitting on. I know it appears complete since there is a "collar" on top of the cast piece that can accomodate a globe, but the bonnet has a collar that sits there and tightens down the same way a globe would (with set screws). The globe sat on top of the bonnet and the underside of the bonnet was painted white so as to reflect the light on to the cylinder...they look really cool with the bonnet on. Also, I don't know if you have already figured it out or not yet, but the pump should not be coming out of the lower side...this was a crank-style pump, and the handle attached behind the big cast "Rapidayton" door. That way you could lock it up at night as well. I had an extra bonnet for one of those for years, but finally sold it. You might get lucky and someone on here has one for sale??? I think, if memory serves, the pump was manufactured around 1923. Hope that helps.

Wow....
Be glad to have one of these types of pump....

In germany sometimes appear pumps that look similar..The casedoors can be openen as wings and I guess we called this type of the 20ies " IRON MAIDEN " ......

If one of those similar ones is completly with glascylinder and offered for sale it´s around 3000 .- to 5000.- Dollar....

Andy

This does have a top(bonnet). Were you referring to something else that fits on top of this?

I always assumed this was an air driven pump and the farmewr did a crude job of chiseling a hole in the side to fit a hand pump in it.





[This message has been edited by Tim Rohr (edited 11-12-2007).]

Tim,
Yes, it does have something else that sits on top of that bonnet. There's a picture of a complete one in Jack's book...in case ou don't have it, here's a picture of it -

As for being air-operated, I don't think they ever were, but I guess there's a possibility. Anyhow, this picture shows where the handle would have gone...just behind the door. I'm still looking for a picture of the ones I've had.

[This message has been edited by petropumps (edited 11-12-2007).]

I have Jack's book. The right hand pump in the picture is a cut 200. Mine is the cut 100 shown on the left, according to Jack's book it's listed as air operated.

Yeah, it does say that, doesn't it? They must have made them both ways then, possibly? Both of the ones I had were hand-crank, and the crank fit in to the round fitting just behind the door. It was designed so that you could shut the cast door and the wooden handle end of the crank would fit in the dog-leg shaped cut-out of the door and then lock-up. You should be abel to tell pretty quickly if yours was hand or air-operated by pulling the skins and taking a look. Anyhow, definitly a cool pump. Good luck with it.