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Hello everyone, I want to thank you all again for the great participation on these posts. The pump of the month for this month is a National A-38 and models similar. This pump and all of these varieties have awesome art deco designs and a beautiful tops with big curved ad glass.

-National A: 1936: External visi and computer.
-National B: Clockface with external visi (Never seen one)
-National A-1: 1936-1940. Computer with internal sight glass.
-National B-1: Clockface with internal sight glass.
-National BM-1: 1936. Computer pump with display case and with internal sight glass. I think it should be classified as AM-1 since B stands for clockface.
-National A-38: 1938-1949. Computer pump with internal sight glass.
-National A-38H: Computer pump with internal sight glass, hose outlet coming out of the base and hung on a hook on the side panel.
-National B-38: 1939. Clockface with internal sight glass.

Thank you to everyone again and I hope we get some good participation for this month. I do not have any of these models listed yet, so here is a picture of a national A-1 out of the book.

Here is my A38 plus 2 other nice art deco pumps

My Deep Rock A38.

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Mobilgas A38

Here is my A38H. Richard

A few from my collection.

GPR

Here's my A1. I finally found some NOS Rio Grande Cracked decals, so now it will get a full restoration.


Matt, I really love that Shell pump!

My A-38H.

Note the 'banana' hanger and the hose outlet coming out of the base.

According to Scott B, this is the only set of Marathon A-38 ad glass known.

The globe is a reproduction I did a few years ago.

Later . . .

Jim

Richard, Love the Tri State Pump, Nice Original Ad glass !! Very Nice Rio Grande pump

Jim...love the glass!!

Here's a couple of mine with original glass. The green glass is a hard one to find...etched 1939, red one etched 1940.

One of mine in our bar.

Here are a couple I had and an original More Premium Power ad glass.

Always one of my favs.

Better picture with the ad glass cleaned.

Union ?? What a surprise , Looks real good Jim

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Here is mine with fantasy globe, original glass!

Pictures of my A-1 (DX) and A-38 (Mobil)

My A-38

👍That A1 Rio Grande is the coolest pump I've ever seen!!

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Lang Transportation was a pioneer in the transportation of petroleum products

using tank trucks in the western states. Another division of the company operated

the city bus service in Long Beach, California

The bus operations of Lang was sold in 1947 .. ...

Sharing this for a friend. This is Gas Pump Ronnie’s pump that he wanted me to share with you all. He does a lot of custom pumps that are very unique. This is Ronnie's A38 bomber pump. Gun turrets coming out of glass complete with sound effects. Hundreds of rivets. Steel braid hose. Motorized computer with machine gun sound when running. Note dead pumps notched up on panel. Definitely a unique pump!

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A couple of pictures I have collected over the years. Richard

A couple more.

Anthony, that’s a great decal, ad glass and globe, looks spectacular!

A couple A38s and I had to throw the 62 in also.