Pumps (1941)

No title - Pumps. C/U of a stirrup pump at a woman’s feet, M/S as she pumps it up and down. M/S’s of fire pump and pub pump. M/S of a woman sucking her drink through a straw she looks sideways at the camera. Various diagrams showing how pumps work, a demonstration with a glass of water and piece of card shows the card does not fall off when the glass is turned upside down. Various shots of a syringe and diagrams to show a valve that stops the liquid going back down once it has been drawn up. M/S of a woman in a bathing suit, various shots of a weight which has been drawn over the top and is pushing her down to show atmospheric pressure on the body. M/S of the woman at the stirrup pump again. M/S of a woman, a cartoon heart appears over her and clasps its hands together. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT