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Well Rob, I can't beat that haul of electric pumps, but man did I get the visibles and pre-visibles. I'm changing the name of the museum to The Poor Mans Visible Pump Museum (just as soon as Dick tells me what I own).

When you go to pick up old school pumps it helps to have an old school Tin Man to help you sort the parts. After a lengthy visit to the U Haul dealer on Saturday morning we finally met up with Dick in Carpenteria, California to load the pumps.



That's Dick wrasselin' with the rope (at least he knows how to tie knots) and my brother Chris assisting with the dolly.

I thought I was buying 9 visibles pumps and some misc. parts. It turned out to be sixteen pumps as best I can count. This included some farm pumps, curb pumps and pre-visibles, along with two restored visible pumps. Here's a line up of some of the frames, skins and pumps.



My son Byron liked the curb pumps. Just don't let this monster tip over on you.



I'll post some more pictures, just have to post again to fit them in.

I wish I could tell you what I bought, but I have to rely on Dick for that. Here are the frames of the visibles. There is one lying on the ground that didn't have the base on it. Didn't bring home the restored pumps yet. We ran out of space and time.



When your hauling a load of pumps it helps to have a first class Pump Pit Crew. Here are the helpers from L to R, Dick Bennett, my brother Chris, Willy Brown (custom car builder and seller of the pumps), my nephew Ryan and my son Byron. I like to bring the young guys along and let them learn from the old school (me included).



I have some individual shots of some of the interesting pumps that I will post after Dick tells us about the visibles and how he had to wait two hours for us to finally show up and how he had to do all the work and move the pumps out to the street and how these young guys don't know jack diddily about gas pumps and if it weren't for guys with his knowledge and experience we still wouldn't know the difference between a gas pump and a water pump and...well you get the picture.

WHAT A BUNCH OF OLDGAS GEEKS AND MOTORHEADS! AND I MEAN THAT IN THE MOST COMPLIMENTARY WAY POSIBBLE!

CERTAINLY A VERY NICE HAUL (PART 2) ...AND YOU SAY THERE'S MORE? RESTORED? IS WILLY BROWN CLEANING OUT OR WHAT? THANKS FOR SHARING!

WHY DON'T YOU DRINK A FEW BOTTLES OF RED TRUCK WINE AND SLEEP THRU MONDAY! LOL!!!



DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGES
YOUR B.O.T.W. HOST!

HOLY SH.....COW WHAT A LOAD!
i see the last pic was the first pic as it looks like everyone ended up 'dirty'
(a good rust, stale fuel smell dirty)

GOOOOOD HAUL!

Great Going Curt!!!!

I talked to Willie about 6 months ago, got a lead from a local Snapon dealer that he was selling out. When I spoke to Willie over the phone he wanted about 1500.00 for each visible. I asked him if he had any $500-$600.00 pumps and he said only one a short Wayne. I think Dick had the same lead about a month before me , but he to did not move on it.

I love the photos GREAT SCORE...... Now you have the same sickness I have. It will only get worse as time marches on . LOL

MORE PICTURES PLEASE!!!!

Rob

[This message has been edited by Gas Pump Rob (edited 12-12-2004).]

Willy & I had all but 3 heavy pumps [ BD 56, G&B 66 & a WAYNE 276] moved out to the driveway BEFORE the crew showed up. There was just enough room for a dolly between the travel trailer and a tree to move the pumps on wet ground. The space is behind Chris left shoulder in last picture
LETS DO IT AGAIN, ANYTIME !!!!
Dick

where did Willy acquire all of these pumps?
tell us the whole story!

Dick now I see the piece that my G&B previsible was missing. (the one Dennis bought)
(opps) Bowser
I am glad I am not the only one that can't tie a good knot. Tie downs all the way for me !!!!

Rob

[This message has been edited by Gas Pump Rob (edited 12-13-2004).]

Willy said he picked up the pumps from a farmers wife in the Central Valley. Apparently the guy liked the old pumps, but when he died his wife didn't. Willy has had them for awhile, but finally decided that he wasn't going to get to them and had some other projects he wanted to start. He called me off of my throw away ad and we made a deal.

Okay Dick, tell them what the visibles are so I can show them the other pumps.

Rob,
You sold Dennis a BOWSER 101, missing the upper valve assembly.

Curt,
RESTORED:
WAYNE 78
BOYLE DAYTON 78 or 79

UNRESTORED:
TOP SECTION VICTORY VISIBLE [THANK YOU ]
PACFIC PUMP CO.
COMMWELL
BOYLE DAYTON 78 & 79
WAYNE 615
WAYNE/BOYLE DAYTON 78
WAYNE 515 parts
BOWSER 241
G&B 66
G&B 9
WAYNE 278
BOYLE DAYTON 56
WAYNE 276
COMMERICAL PUMP
?? GLASS TOP OIL PUMP [LUBESTER]
?? BARREL PUMP
8-9 GLASS CYLINDERS
HAIL/STONE GUARDS
MISC. PARTS
not in any order, can't remember all

Here are some of the non-visible pumps that were interesting to me.

This is a little Bowser curb pump that opens up. Like R2D2.



I think that this pump would make a great smoker. Think of all those Kansas City ribs we could cook up in this thing.



I have more pictures to post but it's getting late and I have to rest my aching back before I show you the "heavy weights". More tomorrow (for some of you that's already today).

I think Curt & his Bro were sitting around the corner drinking the FIRESTONE and watching Willy & ME sweat for 2 hrs. !!!!!!
LMAO

Dang Dick you figured us out. Thanks to the "Tin Man" Dick Bennett I have some labeled photos to identify all of this iron. Here's what we got (plus some others I haven't posted yet.)








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C Cragg
www.poormansmuseum.com

Here are the heavy weights. Dick just picked these up and threw them over his shoulder to load them. Operators never had to worry about these getting stolen unless you had ten or tweleve of your closest friends.

I call this one the "bullet" pump.



This one is the "coke bottle". Actually would look kind of cool painted up as a coke bottle, eh Doc? I'll ship it to you with the Red Truck.



Interesting pumps despite their weight. Don't know what I'm going to do with them since I can't move them.

those HEAVY pumps go right where they first land at home. you screw an old mobil sign on them & there they sit. done, until someone wants to buy them & then they take them home & drop them where they will sit & so on & so forth.

lots of nice pumps in that haul. i see alot of work ahead of you! like your 2005 year is filled!!!

Curt,
Your "Bullet pump" is a 5gal. WAYNE 276 missing the globe tower.
The coke bottle is a BOYLE DAYTON 56 air op. shown with a hand crank. When useing air with this pump, you would take the handle off and replace it with a round knob [imagin someone reaching across the hand crank to reach the air valve-WHOP-broken arm !].

Still have some more pumps to ID. This was an unsual lubester and another clock face pump. What is it Dick?



This little red guy is a neat pump.



Need a boat anchor? This one is pretty heavy despite the size.



That about covers the unrestored pumps. After we find out what these are I will post the restored pump. Still have to pick it up.

First on is Bowser, 2nd one looks like Wayne or G&B..look at the base on it.

2nd page
1st picture center is a WAYNE 278
3rd picture is a G&B #9

The red pump in the middle is a "Fill Rite" made by Ossian Engineering, of Ossian, Indiana. Might be a new one for Jacks next book. Seen this one Jack?

ok Poor man look at all those pumps. you are OFFICALLY A PUMP HOG hogging all those pumps to yourself! HAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!

Darn pump hogs anyway. hoggin & hoardin all that stuff.

your new name is: "OINK"

oink oink oink.

CURT---OINK
ROB-----OINK OINK
T2T-WAYNE 60's--OINK OINK OINK
ME--36B TOPS---E I E I OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
LLLLLLLMAO

OFFICIAL NAME CHANGE;

from now onwards it is to be referred to as The OINK Mans Museum...

LMFAO...

Are you guys having fun yet?

Maybe we should gather all of our pumps , put them in a field and let the pigs rampage them!!! LOL over and over

Nice instant collection of different pumps Curt.
I have realy enjoyed looking at the photos.

I will soon be bringing in a load of pumps and signs from Paso Robles. When I score the deal I may stop by on my way home to see the Poor Man's Museum and to show you my most recent haul. Maybe I will have you post a photo for oldgas.

Included in the haul will be a visible that is not in Jack's book. One More for Dick to have fun running an ID check on.

Rob

Dick, your looooooosing it... E

Dick isn't "loosing it". Those of you that know him know that he's already "lost it". The only thing keeping him sane right now is that he still knows that there is a hoarde of NOS 36B tops somewhere out in the desert that he hasn't found yet.

Once he find it it's straight to the looney bin.

They'll put him in a padded cell and he'll keep repeating pump names and numbers over and over again.

Don't tell him where they are.........

In Arizona there is a deadend road with a BARN full of pumps. But only 1 or 2 36B's with TOPS. Rob, when are you leaving for TIM-BUCK-TOO ?

Dick,
I am leaving for Tim Buck Two next Friday for a week. Miss that Old Gas Smell!!! Need a fix.

Curt,
I scored a Williams 1989 Bad Cats last night.
Bought it right out of a laundramat last night near my house. It sat broken for six years and George and I aready have the problem solved. $1.00 transistor.

Sorry guys , I do know that this is a gas only post. I am just excited because I have been trying to buy this pinball machine for the last four years.

GasPumpRob

Rob, Stop by and see the pumps and the pinballs anytime. Bring George too so he can tune up my machines.

See you in Solvang!

Rob,
Email your new phone #. I'm having truck problems !
^%#@ RAM
Dick