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I am new to this forum. My interests are largely in antique engines and farm machinery although there was a visible gas pump on the home farm. I am in Nova Scotia, Canada.
I am trying to assist a good friend who is not computer literate with his recent purchase if a G&B visible gas pump. We are interested in finding the correct model and a guess at the date of manufacture.
It looks very similar to many of the G&B pictures on this site but has a significant difference. It uses a 10 gal glass which is etched with graduations but the glass is held in place with an extra 3/4" pipe up through the center of the glass. There are no rods (bolts) around the outside of the glass and no provision to install them. Power for the lights (one on each side above the glass) and the top globe also runs up through this pipe.
A picture of the tag is attached. If not clear enough, the model area reads 'T-C1' on the left and '14' on the right. Above the model line on the right is stamped 'T _3' with the possibility of some sort of crest stamped above the underscore.
The pump is disassembled at the moment so an overall picture is not available. It seems complete except for the cap which goes above the glass (a universal cap came with the pump). The globe assembly is present.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

I have never seen a G&B stamped ID plate with a small, deep font and size like that shown in the photo above. A search of the entire oldgas.com web site turns up no reference to T-C1. There is no reference to T-C1 in Jack Sim's book. Looks like a re-stamp of some sort.

With something so different, like what you are describing, its impossible to form an opinion without decent pictures! Its almost like we should be able to form a mental picture of something that's never been seen before and have an opinion!
If its important to have good pictures with a question on an everyday pump----it is several times more important with something that's unknown such as this.

I apologize to all of you who live in Canada. When I wrote my first two gas pump books I did not have any information pertaining to pumps that were possibly made in the U.S. then sold in Canada, or were made in Canada.
Literature for Canadian pumps is almost non existence here in the U.S.
G&B sold a lot of pumps in Canada, especially the 176 pumps. They just added the number 2 to the model number for the pumps that were going to Canada.
I have spent the last 25 years researching U.S. made gas pumps and have probably spent over $40,000 buying literature in order to do what I have done.
Hopefully someone in Canada will pick up where I have not been able to do and research the pumps that were sold in Canada.

Jack Sim

I agree with Kevin. A picture of at least the pump skeleton would be a great help for us.

Thanks to all who replied. I will get more pictures the next time I'm over at my friend's place.
One new development - The stamping above the 'T _3' has been cleaned up a bit. It contains a small 'GB'. Will try to photo that as well.
While waiting pictures, has anyone seen this method of holding the glass cylinder in place (a third pipe running up the center of the cylinder rather than a series of long rods around the outside)?

Yes, pipe up the middle holds the glass cylinder as well as the electrical wires are run inside it for hydro to the lighting up top.

Gilbert & Barker TC-1

Gilbert & Barker TC-1

Gilbert & Barker TC-1

Gilbert & Barker TC-1

Thank you for sharing the TC-1 information. Now I know.
Joe

The information you received above actually came from a book that was published by Bob Lee. He actually wrote one of the first books written to help us identify gas pumps.

As a writer/publisher of identification books I ask that you should always acknowledge the supplier of the information.

Jack Sim