I faced it in the novel "Vernon God Little"by DBC Pierre, every street have one of this, out of people house. I only know from the text that it pumps.
2007-01-30 20:04:11 · 2 answers · asked by ROYA R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I found the explantion of it but I don't know what is it used for?
2007-01-30 20:29:55 · update #1
They had two such systems which used oil pump-jacks. One was to pump heating oil to the houses from the oil tank located under ground on the block.
The other system that used a smaller version was used to pump oil to the street lamps of the time. Used oil in street lamps back then. The light tender used the pump-jacks to fill the streets with oil and get them filled during the night. Saved a lot of labor cost by reducing the number of men needed to keep street lamps burning.
2007-01-30 20:25:14 · answer #1 · answered by JUAN FRAN$$$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't even know nor find what a "pumpjack" is, but for sure I would not like to be called one ...
Now if you mean : Pump Jack
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Pump jacks are a uniquely designed scaffold consisting of a platform supported by movable brackets on vertical poles. The brackets are designed to be raised and lowered in a manner similar to an automobile jack. Pump jacks are appealing for certain applications because they are easily adjusted to variable heights, and are relatively inexpensive.
2007-01-30 20:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by jacquesh2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋