ANTIQUE FRENCH COPPER PUMP, BICYCLE TYRE PUMP - COQ MANUFACTURE D’ARMES & CYCLES, H31cm - WILL POST!

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ANTIQUE FRENCH COPPER PUMP, BICYCLE TYRE PUMP - COQ MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE D’ARMES ET CYCLES SAINT ETIENNE - 31cm tall - 1900s - REDUCED!

WILL POST - I can post this for £4.50 if paid for by bank transfer (Note - we only accept payment in cash on collection or by bank transfer if delivery agreed - no PayPal, card, or courier payment).

Selling our collections (hoards) of mostly French vintage items that have been acquired over many years until finally we have no room for more!

We got this from a brocante at Reims in the Champagne region and added it to our decorative French copper collection.
We initially thought it to be a garden or vine sprayer but have since found it to be an antique tyre pump for bicycles and light motorcycles made by MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE D’ARMES & CYCLES SAINT ETIENNE.

It has a brass emblem or plaque with a French Coq from the Manufacture Française d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Étienne which is a historical French company established in Villeboeuf, Saint-Étienne, on November 10, 1885.
This company was known for manufacturing sporting guns and bicycles under the "Hirondelle" trademark. �Initially, the company focused on selling and repairing British bicycles and tricycles, with its own bicycle production starting on a smaller scale in March 1888.

A quality piece that I am advised dates to the early 1900s, it is now very worn but has an attractive patina and makes a great decorative copper, automobilia or cycling collectible.
It’s also a superb display item, steampunk decorative, or even up-cycle to a lamp…

NOTE: I don’t think this is working as a pump, the handle still pumps but doesn’t produce any pressure, however it’s in good condition with staining, wear, scratches, dents and knocks consistent with it’s age and use but no damage - please examine photos carefully for condition.

This has just had a quick wash but I’m sure it would polish up well if so required.
Solid and sound with no structural damage.
The copper is thick and strong with years of wear - see photos.
There are brass fittings.
The pump is present and moves as it should but creates no force.
The wooden handle is worn an split but still securely fixed - see photos.
The bottom is worn and dented but sound and still manages to stand reasonably straight - see photos.
There is an attractive brass plaque marked as described.

Approximate dimensions:
31 cm tall,
16 long handle to spout,
11 cm diameter,
weighs about 1 kg.

Posted: 6 days ago

Ad ID: 1506769150