Manual Crank Gasoline Pump, circa 1915
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Gas pumps provide drivers with an easy way to put gasoline in their cars. This gas pump, made by Gilbert and Barker Manufacturing Company, dates from about 1915. Gilbert and Barker introduced the first measuring gas pump in 1911. Customers, however, could not see the gasoline. They had to rely on the pump's accuracy and the gas station owner's honesty.
Gas pumps provide drivers with an easy way to put gasoline in their cars. This gas pump, made by Gilbert and Barker Manufacturing Company, dates from about 1915. Gilbert and Barker introduced the first measuring gas pump in 1911. Customers, however, could not see the gasoline. They had to rely on the pump's accuracy and the gas station owner's honesty.
Artifact
Gasoline pump
Date Made
circa 1915
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
76.31.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ethyl Corporation.
Material
Steel
Rubber (Material)
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Red
Black (Color)
Green
Dimensions
Height: 58 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
On brass label (3.625 inches by 2.125) affixed to the crank handle gearbox: GIBLER & BARKER/SELF MEASURING PUMP/T6 NO 4131/MANUFACTURED BY GILBERT & BARKER MFG. CO./SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
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