GODWIN water pump

i had a visit on wednesday from a man i used to work for
he asked me if i wanted a water pump out of the old carriage stable block from his 16th centry manor
was only exspecting a little simplex with a small engine i asked him about years ago,but when he arrived today with it on a strong 4 wheeled plastic trolley too :)bonus   as that was with it if i wanted it  
anyway it was the goodwin a1ep waterpump that was there when the council used the walled garden as a local depot until the 60s
one of the council me claimed it was olumbed to the irigation system for the green houses and wall climbing fruit trees ect
but my main question is what erea were these produced from to and  any way of dating them
all i can say is it is whitworth theads  as a stud was rooted to rust powder with the brass nut still on ,until i need to acess the poppet valves as stuck down ,it worked ,but not tested for long as water was spraying from side plate with just the one stud holding it ,but know has new stud made and a new gasket ready for retesting tomorrow some point, easy to test as electric motor still works ,just needed a new power lead making
ooh yeah its on a base with a small 2.2amp motor with brass greasers and a brass pulley belt started to peel its self but still works for the meaan time

so basicly
1  anyone have an idea what ereas are there from
2   does the seriel number tell what they were going to like A1 model/type     spec "E"  electric  "P" for powered  or petrol ???????
just a guess
3 any other info wouldnt go a miss either please lads and galls
4   what do they be valued at or what have they sold for in the past
please help
kev

well it self primmed and pump well at only 320 rpm and quite apart from the motor sounds
did do some photos and a video but battery in camera is on charge as died as soon as plugged into computer for down loading:oops: 
will post pics and vid as soon as charged
kev

The A1EP is an electric driven pump and the P means it is a pressure pump rather than a volume pump, you could find it has ball valves in rather than flappy rubbers.

This is my A2...

i do like godwin pumps and im still after one ...

matt

They are nice. I have the A2, had that for 30+ years now, also had an A1 and an OHO.

whats big bertha then the oho ?

I want one to put on its own trolley with a tank so no faffing around with pipes .

matt

No, as I said on the post it is an[size=24][i][u] [b]A2[/b][/u][/i][/size]

ah an A2 i knew of another one going about the southwest area ,

abes might know where it is now ...

matt

I have a feeling that was MikeD????

Villiers wrote:I have a feeling that was MikeD????

It was mikes but he restored it and then it went to one of Abes's friends who has a petter a ???

Was at abbey hill this year

matt

Villiers wrote:The A1EP is an electric driven pump and the P means it is a pressure pump rather than a volume pump, you could find it has ball valves in rather than flappy rubbers.

This is my A2...

villiers
not ball but spring loaded solid broze/brass valves ,so very close indead mate
and it just keeps pumping when i tryed to slow the flow ,and started to turn more like pressure washer  
that will also explain why the GPH gallons per hr  and FooT LIFT boxes on id plate are blank.
do you have a guess of manufacturing of these or company closed ect
heres a pic  not very good as camera must stop storing to memory as battery get low ,and the video is all out of sync and very short indead

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=359668260834817&notif_t=likehttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=359668260834817&notif_t=like
kev

Built by Godwin, they are still going but as helpful as a chocolate fire-guard. Started building them in the 30's I think and kept on until the 60's??? Something along those lines.

IF, and it's a big IF you write to Godwin with an SAE you might get a manual back.

cheers villiers for that info
posted the video via fbook as it synced it back close 1-2secs out rather than the 20 secs on camera lolheres todays pics and the pipe work has been unbolted for saftey utill restoration or clean up time comes around





the left stud is the one ive maded for it and the gasket is there too hidding away
kev

that looks like a big pump. are you going to restore it ?

hi lewis
i may just try giving it a wash first and see what paint is left afterwards ,was going to either belt drive it from an engine with the motor still there just iddle ,them if i take a genny set will then power it the electrical way
kev

Here's a pic of Andy's one

That's the one Abes, only that one has an ali top whereas mine is all cast iron.

Nice pumps mate but not on the light side lol

[quote="Abes"]Nice pumps mate but not on the light side lol[/quote]
You're right!