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My wife was given this gas tank from her work, looks to be vintage and somewhat modified and restored to work as a piece at her work. Her work is undergoing renos and the tank was on its was out the door so she scooped it. I know nothing about tanks but find them quite beautiful ( see them on those picker shows ect. on TV. ) From what I have been able to figure out, it looks like a Canadian ECOMETER clockface. Ill try to post a pic. Any thoughts and comments would be appreciated, I would love to know if I have anything here and if it is worth fiddling with to bring it to a nicer state.

cool, the price was right.. ...

Sweet pump! Not one you see everyday.

You have a very nice piece there, and beauty is always in the eye of the beholder, so what ever you do to it should be pleasing to you.
Will you increase the value? Probably not, but some correct signage and decals would make it more appealing. I don't particularly like the color, but that pump could easily be changed to any color and brand of gasoline that you wanted. A simple color change and different decals would do it for you.
If you are going to sell it, then don't do anything to it because any competent pump collector will see it for what it is and what it can be.
I can't give you a value on the pump as I am not familiar with those pumps, but if it is all original except for the signage, I would think around $2000 would be close? There are others on this forum that are more familiar with this brand of pump and will likely chime in when they find this.
I have to warn you though---pump collecting is very addictive and if you have one for more than a week, there will soon be others occupying your excess garage space! Welcome to the addiction!---KEVIN

What you were given was gold just like it's colour...Lol Model 126 and a really hard Canadian pump to find. There was a double version of these as well with glass faces. Worth well upwards of 2k in my area as they are only a few known in collections. Great pump and congrats to you and your wife.

Welcome to Oldgas! Pretty sweet you need to post her at the door and see what else she scoops up.

wow! I must say I am surprised to hear these comments. I really didn't think it was that expensive and rare to boot.

Here are a few more pictures...

If you do decide to sell it, please post it here on Old Gas, where you got your information! If you decide to keep it and become a collector, be sure to visit these pages often to see what else is available, and to learn lots more about gas pumps!

Absolutely...great site here! Very helpful

There have been many times that amateur pickers came to this site for information on the object they have acquired, only to post it for sale on facebook, Craigslist, or ebay, without giving the site where they got the information, a chance at all.
Because of that, a few members of this site became pretty sour when it came to giving out information to anyone they didn't know.
The information that's available on this site is very extensive and its greatly appreciated when a new person gives the members of this site, the first chance at an item that is for sale.
Thank you for your understanding and I hope that this site was useful enough for you that you continue to visit these pages every chance you get!

I get that and can respect where you are coming from. No worries...not looking to do anything with it at this point but figure out what I have and weather or not it was really worth putting any money into it to spruce it up...
I really do appreciate all the comments and information I have been given

I only know of a handful that exist and I just paid north of 3 for one

Dave that clock face looks brand new. Given their rarity would someone have reproduced these? Or is that as good as it looks.

Any chance you could post a picture so I can see what they look like other than gold color...unless yours is gold

I haven't opened it up but I could see some piping inside...and I weighs a ton...I don't think there is any chance it is a repo, it was spruced up some to go into a restaurant and sat there for years pretty much untouched...just sat as a display...but what do I know. Really surprised that this is so rare considering where it was.

That’s the real deal… I’d like to add that “gas tank” to my collection.

Well I cracked it open, appears to have been orange at one point in its life. I have added some pictures, is anything out of place or is this how a collectable generally looks inside. Closer look and one glass that covers a face has a small crack...probably due to the newer metal screws being screwed too tight, as well the side gas level thingy glass is cracked which is a downer as it doesn't look like an easy replacement, any further observations or comments very welcomed and appreciated.

put it back together and faux it in gulf colors.

Repainting the doors orange and doing Gulf would be nice but sense it is a Canadian pump it would be cool to do it in a Canadian brand. Here is a company that does some Canadian stuff as well as U.S. stuff. http://www.pogogas.com/index.html . You could do the doors white and do it in North Star for example.

...I agree...I'm not aware of Gulf marketing in Canada during the time this pump would have been in use...

Mark I believe you're right. Gulf had quietly bought BA shares and then amalgamated 4 companies to form Gulf Canada in the late 60s. However Supertest was a player in Canada (but not in BC I believe)and used Orange. That clock face looks phenomenal for an almost 100 year old item.

What an odd textured paint job--was the globe custom made for the restaurant? Or perhaps a lighting fixture converted to fit on top?

The paint is a bit odd, the gold has cracking throughout it to give it some fancy scmancy look, I'm guessing the restaurant colours. The top is only plastic with the restaurant saying scripted in vinyl. I tried peeling of one of the stickers on the pump and the paint just peeled off under it...guessing that sticker has been on a long time and the paint not properly prepped.

Looks like we will be not be keeping this gas tank. Based on what we now know regarding cost to properly restore...paint ect...looks nice but I can't justify the cost to get it done properly and certainly don't have the skills to take on. Any thoughts on how to advertise this on here without pricing it incorrectly? I have seen the for sale best offer category but that is for established members by the looks of it, I am not one. Plus...who would want this if they didn't live locally...the cost to ship would be over the top, besides, I wouldn't know how to pack it...all just thoughts...any input would be awesome. Hope it's okay to post this on here.

This one looks like it will make for a interesting Den decoration

You might have better luck selling it if you list it as a gas pump and not a gas tank.

I think I would leave it the way it is and enjoy it until you are sure you want to sell Bill

List it on here for sale in the For Sale category. Shipping may be a lot cheaper than you think if shipped properly. You may not have to pack it at all the shipper may pick it up as is. I am sure you will have a plenty of people wanting it. You would be surprised. Good luck with your GAS PUMP.