First public drinking fountain 'for the use of all nations'
The auctioneer John Gemmill donated the public drinking fountain which originally stood in Raffles Place in 1864 but is now relocated in the grounds of the National Museum.
The inscription in the fountain reads:
For the use of all nations At SINGAPORE This Drinking fountain Of pure water is the gift of John GEMMILL Formerly of this island And now of London 1864
The fountain still works. Water spurts from the mouth of the lion when a button is pressed.
Gemmill Lane off Club Road in Chinatown was named after John Gemmill.
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