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1891 Rider Engine Co Improved Hot Air Pumping Engine Print Ad Water Supply

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  • Handpicked by ColporteurFinds
  • Vintage from the 1900s
  • Supplies for making crafts

Size: 6.25" x 1.875"
Appeared in 1891 edition of Scribner's Magazine

Originality and condition: This is an original magazine advertisement – not a reproduction. It was carefully removed from an antique publication and may show slight age‑related toning. Please view all photos and enlarge them for inspection.

Packaging and care: Your ad will be shipped flat, placed in a protective acid‑free sleeve with a sturdy backing and packed securely to prevent bending.

This original vintage ad makes a unique historical collectible and is ideal for framing or display.

The Improved Rider Hot-Air Pumping Engine for domestic water supply. This engine is specially recommended for residences city or suburban flats schools asylums institutions and all places where it is desirable to avoid the employment of skilled labor. It is usually run by gardener or domestics and is absolutely safe. Over 10000 in use in all parts of the world. Special pump for deep or artesian wells. Use coal wood gas or kerosene for fuel. Rider Engine Co is the original maker and the only firm building the engines entirely in their own works. Illustrated 96 page catalogue S on application. This engine would be perfect for a historical restoration project a unique garden feature or a display piece at a museum. It is also ideal for off-grid living solutions.

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Listed on Mar 22, 2026
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