Vintage 1940s possibly earlier brass garden pump

Vintage 1940s possibly earlier garden / fire brass pump this was originally attached to a fire bucket we have for sale separately if you want this replaced with the bucket please contact us for pricing etc amazing item lovely worn oak handle great patina very collectible rare item you could take pump etc away from rubber pipeing polish and have as a lovely display piece 
Some age related wear 
108 cm fully extended 67 cm closed
The history of hand fire pumps includes the development of the first fire pump, the design of early fire pumps, and the evolution of fire engines: 
 
First fire pump
The first fire pump was developed in the third century BC by Ctesibius, a Greek citizen of Alexandria. 
 
Early fire pumps
In the 1700s, several people designed fire pumps, including: 
 
Richard Newsham: An English inventor who designed a fire-fighting water pump in 1712. Newsham's pump was an open trough with a hand-powered pump on wheels.