I have always been in love with old hand pumps. You know, the kind that people used to have in their yards to draw water from the well before faucets were invented?

Here is one that is really cool looking. It is even in front of an old homestead house:

Here is a smaller one that looks like it would fit over a sink:

I bet those early settlers were thrilled to have pumps instead of using the hold bucket and pulley system!