Cole-Bentinck chain pump Product:Postcard Eight figures of reptiles set

Eight figures of reptiles set within a composite landscape with underwater views

' Figure 2 [Inscribed 'F7'] captioned: 'A Dolphin as it is usually called by our seamen

St Paul's Cross and old St Paul's Cathedral

Bobby Locke

Cole-Bentinck chain pump Product:Postcard Eight figures of reptiles setDesign for an improved ships chain pump by John Bentinck FRS (1737 1775), British Navy Captain, and William Cole. Sectional elevation, 1: 24 scale. From Smeaton volume 2, fol. 117. A patent (no. 982) was granted for the design on 17 January 1771 for chain pumps for raising water out of ships. The 'Cole Bentinck' pump was adopted for use in all Royal Navy ships. Original: engraving. 1771