TN
Your post, the last one since April gave me the chance to review all the above suggestions.
It is very oblivious no publishing company is willing to publish any books like I wrote.
In August I will be meeting with a person who has suggested he might be willing to back the publishing of a third book.
In April, I threw out this post looking for opinions as to what all you guys would like to see in the third book.
I can do a third book, but not without your help. I have purchased all the literature I could find or afford. I cannot pay $50.00 for a piece of literature that will only add one picture to the book, therefore, what I will need is pictures of any pumps you might have that are not in the book now.
When the 2nd book was assembled I submitted 2000 images of gas pumps, the publisher chose to eliminate 100 of them. They didn't ask me if I agreed to the 100, they just eliminated.
So, there, are 100 more pumps for the book. In the last five years I have probably id another 200 pumps and If we extend the cut-off date to 1970, I figure another 150 pumps.
TN has suggested this: think you should put in Canadian pumps in the book. Like Bowser's 2 different twin visibles and the Clear Vision pumps, etc. (I know it would be a lot of work, but think of the fun you would have touring Canada, lol.)
Tn, please send me a unlimited credit card and Cindy and I will leave this weekend heading for Canada. I don't know where I will be going, but with your credit card I'm sure to have fun.
Seriously, SOMEBODY IN CANADA MUST HAVE SOME LITERATUE ON PUMPS THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE.
As soon as I typed this I thought, here come the emails from the European guys wanting pictures of their pumps.
Somebody above suggest pictures of pump painted to colors of the oil companies. Well, back in 1995 when the Bennett Pump Co., closed their Muskegon factory, they invited me to come up and go through their literature. One of the things (I should say, boxes, I got was about 1000 blueprints showing how their pumps should be painted. These blueprints cover the era from about 1928 through 1940. For any given pump, there are about 10 different ways to paint, let say the 810 visible, all Texaco. Where am I going to even look for original pumps still having these paint schemes?
While we would all like to see color pictures of every paint scheme, it ain't going to happen. We need to be realistic when it comes to an ID book. My goal was to help everyone ID a pump, not to show every color it ever came in. Scott and Wayne are doing their best to do that.
Prior to the first book coming out, a guy sent me money for a copy. Then he emailed me asking if his pump was in the book. I said no, and he asked for his money back. I refunded his money, but I also told him that if he wanted to see his pump just go out in the garage and look at it, my book was to ID a pump he did not own.
I appreciate all the suggestions, but I must first ask all of you, please look at the cover of either book, it states 'IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE GUIDE."
So, now I need your help. Do any of you own or know of a pump or variation of any existing pump, that is not in the book. If so, would you please send me a picture of that pump. Any and all contributions will acknowledged in the front of the book.
Jack Sim
Last edited by Jack Sim; Sat Jul 06 2013 12:50 AM.
