Aero Windmill

 

Picked up when clearing out a workshop, something novel - a windmill water pump supplied as a kit by Aero Manufacturing Co.LLC of America. 

The model is 48cm tall, and made of galvanised metal, with the exception of some steel rods for the pivots. 

The instructions are with the model, and shows that it would have arrived as a set of metal strips, to be bolted together by the modeller. A plan is included to aid assembly. 

I've always been abivelent about these pumps, they are more a feature of the American west, than the UK, although they certainly were seen in this country. Now I own one, it will have to become parts of the layout. I'll oil the steel bearings, and possibly paint the parts that should be painted looking at the manufacturers models. I won't be trying to replicate the text on the tail though!