Water Pump

A water pump is a farming tool used to draw up a large quantity of water from a gully, etc. by pedaling the wheel. This water pump resembles the wheel of an ox cart, and multiple footholds are attached to the central axle in a spiral formation. It was made by hollowing out a log to make a furrow that is then attached to the support, so that the drawn water would flow along the furrow. Two long sticks are attached obliquely at the end of the support, and the user would hold onto these sticks and step on the foothold to pedal the wheel. When the wheel rotates, water is drawn up. It requires a massive amount of strength to draw water, therefore the pedal for the wheel was taken in turns every thirty minutes. Today, such tools can be found in salt ponds rather than in farming fields thanks to the mechanization of agricultural tools.