Old Modern Handicrafts AJ012 GAS Pump w/Clock 1:4

Description

A stunning antique gas pump to display in your home or office.100% Iron frame, clock uses one aa battery (battery not included),rubber gas hose. The first gas pumps were built in the 1880s by the bowser company in fort Wayne, Indiana, followed in 1898 by pumps that could pull fuel from an underground tank. The decaled insignia and painted details give more of an authentic look. This beautiful antique replica gas pump has a working clock and is soldered, hand shaped, and hand painted in red. Pumps from the 1930s in particular have a lot of great art deco styling (and are very tall).the First gas pumps were built in the 1880s by the bowser company in fort Wayne, Indiana, followed in 1898 by pumps that could pull fuel from an. Some of the most collectible pumps are the early ones with the cylinder on top and the old clock face that keeps track of just gallons. From there the gas flowed by gravity down the hose into the car. The early pumps were visible gas pumps, with a clear glass cylinder, usually 5 or 10 gallons on top of the pump, so you could see what you were getting, or if the gas was dirty (a big problem at that time). As the automobiles popularity soared in the1920s, service stations sprang up everywhere and the gas pump became a key promotional medium. A antique gas pump to display in your home or office.100% Iron frame, clock uses one aa battery (battery not included),rubber gas hose. Intricate details are portrayed in the text, license plates, and metal wiring.

Key Features

• There was a manual pump you'd pull back and forth to pump the gas out of the underground tank into the cylinder, which was 8 or 10 feet tall.
• It is made of iron and carefully handcrafted with an average of forty man-hours to complete.
• The first gas pumps were built in the 1880s by the bowser company in fort Wayne, Indiana, followed in 1898 by pumps that could pull fuel from an underground tank.
• A antique gas pump to display in your home or office.100% Iron frame, clock uses one aa battery (battery not included),rubber gas hose.
• Pumps from the 1930s in particular have a lot of great art deco styling (and are very tall).the First gas pumps were built in the 1880s by the bowser company in fort Wayne, Indiana, followed in 1898 by pumps that could pull fuel from an.
• The early pumps were visible gas pumps, with a clear glass cylinder, usually 5 or 10 gallons on top of the pump, so you could see what you were getting, or if the gas was dirty (a big problem at that time).