Gould Pumps of Seneca Falls, NY, U.S.A., established in 1840 made this quality belt driven double action water pump during the 1920’s.
The valves are located directly under individual caps and can be removed without disturbing any other part of the pump, such as the discharge and suction pipes, cylinder head, etc. The valve seats are brass and the cylinder is brass lined. The piston Rod is supported by a crosshead operating on two heavy steel rods, thus ensuring perfect alignment in all cases.
The suction can be attached at either side. The discharge is direct from the bottom of the air chamber and can be run in any direction from the pump. The pump has a capacity of 150 gallons per minute and was used to circulate water from dams for the irrigation of fruit trees.
The Cast Iron Pump was donated from Zerbe's Orchard, Doncaster East by Doug Zerbe, Anderson Creek Road in 2014
Goulds Pumps
The corporate history of Goulds Pumps began in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848, when Seabury S. Gould purchased the interests of Edward Mynderse and H.C. Silsby in Downs, Mynderse & Co., a pump making business which had started up in 1840. The company, known as Downs & Company until 1869, cast and assembled the world's first all-metal pump in 1849.[14]
In 1869, the Goulds name was added, and the company became known as Goulds Manufacturing Company. The Gould family ran the operation from 1872 until 1964, renaming the company Goulds Pumps Incorporated in 1926.
In the 1960s, Goulds expanded by adding acquisitions of companies in California, Texas, Pennsylvania and New York. The company expanded under a joint operational agreement into China, Singapore and Korea. By the 1990s, Goulds expanded into Austria, Italy, Mexico and Venezuela.
In 1997, Goulds Pumps was purchased by ITT Industries. Goulds and ITT served 130 nations combined. Goulds Pumps was a subsidiary with its own name under ITT. Goulds Pumps management moved back to Seneca Falls in 1998.
Excerpt from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylem_Inc.#History_3. in Feb 2021
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