I just picked this Bennett/SSE 76 up today! I picked up the little G&B Kerosene curb pump yesterday. I have 2 of these little Kero. pumps now both identical, any interest in them?
There's a story behind this 76. I have been after this pump for better than 10 years now. It was in an old barn that was falling down and well hidden from the road. I stop at old farms from time to time and ask if they have any pumps. The old guy who had this one showed it to me over 10 years ago and it was NOT FOR SALE. I talked a while with him and got to know him. I left my number but never got a call. I would stop by about twice a year and check on it and it was always the same story, "I may use it again one day." Well I knew that wasn't going to happen but had to keep checking on it. I got the call yesterday evening and could not believe my ears, "If you still want that old gas pump then come on and get it, I ain't never gonna use it again I guess." I went right straight and paid him and brought it home a while ago. The old barn was about to fall in on it and it was buried in old tires, junk metal etc. I wish I would have had the camera when we were digging it out. It's a super nice complete, straight pump with both face bezels, not even a glass broken. It will be a nice companion to my other 4 ad glass top, internal sight glass 76. It just goes to show that persistance and patience pays off. Other people who knew the guy told me that I would never be able to buy it. Oh well. They're still out there but man it's getting tough to find 'em now! Enjoy.
Mike