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Gasoline Pump
Catalog #: 323,490,
Accession #: 254,115
Currently on display
From the Smithsonian Collection
This example of an early style of gas pump was made by S. F. Bowser and Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
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Physical Description |
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artifact. 67" H x 35" W x 10" D. Pump # J-4240. Operated by a hand crank using a rack and pinion system. "Clock face" shaped dial with numbers let consumer know how much gas had been pumped.
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Details |
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Credit: | Gift of Don H. Berkebile |
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History |
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As Americans began to drive gasoline fueled cars in large numbers, oil companies and gasoline stations created technologies and systems to fulfill the demands of consumers.
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Manufacturer
S. F. Bowser and Company
Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Donor
Don H. Berkebile
Donor worked for the National Museum of American History. He donated this object in 1962
Place of Manufacture
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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