Hand Pump in the Mid-Meiji Era (1868-1912) (Human Engine)
1958 - 1963

Meiji Chuki Handoru Pompu (Ningen Enjin)
[Hand Pump in the Mid-Meiji Era (1868-1912) (Human Engine)]
21.2 x 30.2 cm Ink Painting

Drainage work with hand pumps was such a heavy task that everyone sweated profusely and not even a strong man could continue pumping for long.

Though it was said that this pump could pump water up to a height of 32 feet, it could only actually pump water up to one third of this height at most when moved by human power.
"Yoisho, kora, dokkoi!" (Shouts for synchronizing breathing with each other)


Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro

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