Does anyone have any info on the Kismet manufacturing firm (earlier , William Turner and Brother) that used to operate at Eyre Works ?. This is another attempt , because my subject under the heading "Turner's Quadruple Pump" failed to draw a response due to perhaps being too specific.
PS, I missed out on a Kismet pump offered on EBay recently!!

What on earth is a kismet pump? It doesn't even google!:confused:

I remember the works on Eyre St.I cant remember the name that they traded under. Kismet was was the trade mark

I fgogot to mention that apart from foot pumps the made the air pump that were on garage fore courts.

I think it became PCL. Pneumatic components Ltd. Listed in the 50,s as PCL.

I think Pneumatic Components Ltd (PCL) moved off Eyre Street in the mid/late 80s - I have a feeling that they moved to a new factory in Mosborough!

I think the site they occupied is now a car park?

Now at the Holbrook industrial estate.

I was wrong in saying it was part of PCL Eyre St in the 50's, the Kellys directory for 1972 has Kismet Ltd trading at Eyre Lane.

pcl was founded in 1938 and had two factories 1 being the eyre street plant where garage forcourt equipment was manufactured. the second site was at hobrook industrial estate (pcl cygnus), where footpumps, car wash, car vacs and jet washes were manufactured. in 1990 the sale of the car wash,vac and jet washes were sold to a competitior although the factory was not sold, footpumps carried on at mosborough and in 1992 the eyre st plant started a move to the mosborough site, in 1993 the final phase of the move was completed and the eyre street plant finally closed. eyre st was sold by PCL later to be sold again and now sites the new fire station headquarters.
if you do require your unit to be looked at, contact pcl i have had dealing with them, they are a good bunch and will look after you.

I still use a Kismet foot pump that my Dad bought in the 1940's for his first car, a 1938 Austin 10. The quality of the materials and manufacture leaves today's "equivalents" far behind. Can't provide a better endorsement than that.