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I had an auction brochure with 2 Wayne clockfaces on it and I headed 180 miles to the south west to see if by chance that other pump hunters had not seen the ad! When I arrived, it was only a short time before the auction start and I was in a hurry to get a bidding number but I was stopped short by someone calling out my name??? What the heck? Here was another Old Gasser from North Dakota and his father, sitting in their van waiting for the auction to start.
Straight to the point answered my question--they were here for the pumps! A quick discussion and we figured out that not all was lost as there weren't any other pump buyers in attendance , as far as we knew. I got the bright idea to share the pumps as we were both wanting them and had driven the distance. We decided that we would share the purchase and they would have first pick. It was only fair since they were there first!
I then got the bright idea that since the pumps were covered, I should head for another auction about 100 miles to the east! They were willing to stay for the pumps and transport them to their shop and notify me of the price! GREAT!
I headed for the next auction and got there before much was sold but it didn't take long to see such outrageous prices, that I soon abandoned ship for a possible 3 rd sale on the way home! I was able to get there about 2/3 of the way thru the sale and it was somewhat like the second sale, in that people were spending WAY too much on the stuff! I stuck around for about an hour and any item that I might have been interested in was done, so I put the Chevy in gear and headed for home.
I was only a few miles down the road when I got the call on the pumps! We were successful and both pumps were now at his shop and I could pick mine up when the opportunity comes! A question on price brought out the fact that while there weren't any pump buyers in the crowd, there were some people interested in this stuff and our bid limits had been hit but we did own the pumps!
Pretty hectic day with a lot of miles but I did get a Wayne Clockface out of the deal with a little help from my friends! If I had stayed, we would have been bid-battling for a couple pumps and we both found out it was much better to share! That made it a great day!
Last thing tho--the pump without skins is a Wayne 861 but what the heck is this other pump? Its marked as a Wayne but it doesn't seem to be in Jacks book? Any help on the ID?

Teamwork and co-operation definitely has it's rewards.

Tough to tell from the picture...looks like a Wayne 40 to me.

40 is a 6 wheel computer pump.

The clock face may be an American. The top has an American look to it.

MATT... It is a American with out the light shade bezels.. Tom

I just checked the book. It is an American 207.

I like the 34 next to wall Better! LOL

Kevin,

I wish more people were like that. It seems I show up at an auction and it ends up an all out war. It is really nice to see that this hobby has people that are considerate and willing to share the wealth.

Nice score by the way!

I think Matts right, its an American 207. The picture in Jacks book is EXACTLY the same.
It has a Wayne face plate in it. Did Wayne build the clock mechanisms for them or probably some repairman used whatever he had for parts?

Wayne 851 faces were prob easier to find. Americans faded out faster.

I'm mostly blind..... Need bigger photos.... LOL

Congrats to you Kevin and the other party!

As Jack Sim's has said many times, most faces were made by another company for the pump companies. Most Clock Mech. were made by Neptune/Red Seal to pump company specs.
Glass was ordered from a Glass Companies [flat, curved, cylinders lg. & sm., etc], not made by Pump Companies.

...I went to an auction in Allentown 5-6 years ago, hoping to get a few Gulf signs I needed...the signs were offered in lots, and I didn't need but one or two out of a couple of the lots......I looked around and was surprised to recognize a couple that I had known for years from Mason-Dixon and other shows...we discussed the items offered, and quickly realized that we had both planned to bid on a couple of the same lots...we figured it would be a bad idea to run the items up bidding against each other - they were there looking to bid on many more lots than I was, and I was willing to pay more for the Gulf signs I wanted than they wanted to pay...so we figured out what the items they wanted from the lots I planned to bid on were worth, and I bid knowing what I could pay just for the items I wanted...it worked out great - I got all but one of the signs I came for, and they got signs they needed for their collection, plus extras to sell!

I went to an auction that had a pump with 2 Texaco Diesel plates. A guy I had seen at several auctions, but had never spoken with was looking at the pump. He asked if i was interested and told him just int he plates. He wanted one of the plates. We pooled our resources and each plate cost us about $90 each....a good price. As i went to pay the auction house, a guy approached and asked if we would sell the pump for $100. It was a very common pump and we said sure. So the plates cost us $40 each. sometimes it pays to cooperate.....

Nice score Kevin! Work out great for both of you…...