Artist/Maker
Althof, Bergmann & Company
(active 1867-1880)
Model hand pump fire fighting cart
1874
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Iron, tin, paint
Overall: 10 x 12 x 6 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 30.5 x 15.9 cm )
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
1937.485
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
DescriptionTinned sheet iron hand water pumper consisting of blue frame with brown border; frame includes hinged storage cisterns at each end and red end-stroke pump handles with gold knobs; plain wheels with spokes forming floral pattern.Markingsstencilled: between two lines of scrollwork, on each side of pumper: "EXCELSIOR"
ProvenanceThe Folk Art Collection of Elie NadelmanClassificationsTOYS
Eastman Kodak Company
1922-1927, with later additions
2017.54