Casgliadau Arlein
Amgueddfa Cymru
Chwilio Uwch
Tar pump from Monmouth Gas Works
Joseph Evans & Sons Reliable Pump, serial number - 33477. Horizontal reciprocating steam pump, used to pump tar at the Monmouth Gas Works. Built by Joseph Evans & Sons Ltd. , Wolverhampton. The 'Reliable' pump- Evans Patent. Reg. No. 33477. Size - 5&3x6. The machine is mounted on a modern steel underframe, has a mechanical lubricator, 'Tell Tale' grease lubricators on the crankshaft bearings, a 'Banjo' connecting rod and two air recievers at the pump end. Colour - Black, green and red.
Hyd ddyfodiad nwy naturiol roedd yr holl nwy a ddefnyddid mewn tai yn dod o ganlyniad i dwymo glo mewn ‘retort’ yn y gwaith nwy lleol. Ar wahân i nwy roedd llawer o gynhyrchion eraill, gan gynnwys tar, yn deillio o lo. Daeth y pwmp tar o Waith Nwy Trefynwy ac fe’i gwnaed gan Joseph Evans o Wolverhampton. Ffynhonell: Arweinlyfr Amgueddfa Diwydiant a Môr Cymru, 1984