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Fri Apr 06 2012 11:24 AM
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Well I thought it was a neat find anyway....and figured I'd share. ID in Jack's book as a Bowser 172 1913-1955. It's a cool 30g oil dispenser that was in really good shape. It's galvanized and has a peeling layer of grey paint on it. With a little elbow grease and stripper I think this thing will look close to factory fresh. My question is what would have been this unit's main application? Would this have been at a service station or mainly used elsewhere?
Mainly focused on Oilzum, Jenney, Harris Oil items & original paint gas pumps.
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It should have a brass cylinder on the inside?
Does it?
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Around here , I would say you probably would have found one of those dispensers within a store . Kerosene lamps , kerosene stoves , even kerosene heaters would all benefit from such dispensers . I saw such devices well into the early 1960's just outside of the city here too. Richmond had a lot of Tobacco and Corn Farmers . Folks just never saw a need to modernize . I also used to buy gasoline from a Fry model 117 gas pump too. Oh , that was in 1969! Ed Shaver
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Mainly used at service stations but I have found at least 2 in use at farms before and was able to buy them reasonable. They were first made in 1913 and produced all the way up until 1955, so there were a lot of them produced. The smaller ones still make attractive display pieces and aren't so costly to obtain. Heres a picture of one that I still have!
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I have one like this that holds 65 gallons according to da dipstick. Cleaned it up this winter and will do some sand blasting on it and paint it up, unless someone wants to buy it. Jacks book says it's worth $450..I started working in gas stations in the 50's and a delivery truck in the late 60's and this is the first one I can remember seeing. Not too common around these parts.
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It does indeed have a brass cylinder. Yea it's normally something I'd stay away from as my display room is getting limited but the price was too cheap to pass up. It's got a 30G wooden dipstick.
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Paint it up & display w/ it open, place a oil bottle/pitcher under spout & maybe more bottles in open lid.
Last year about this time I sold my 15gal one. Sure would like to have/buy a 5 or 10 one.
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I had a bowser lubester from 1912 and it had about an 8 inch long brass cylinder. Sold it for $150. Can keep them all.
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