Gasoline Pump

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Object Details

distributor

Amoco

maker

Wayne Oil Tank & Pump Company

Description

Made in Fort Wayne Indiana, this gasoline pump sold "Red Crown" gasoline, a brand produced by Standard Oil of Indiana. Consumers could see how much gas was pumped as the arrow moved around the face dial.

As Americans began to drive gasoline-fueled cars in large numbers, oil companies and gasoline stations created technologies and systems to fulfill the demands of consumers. By the 1930s, pumps were the recognizable ancestors of the ones we use today.

Credit Line

American Oil Company, Through R. A. Niles

Date made

1930

date made

1932

ID Number

TR.326809

accession number

265699

catalog number

326809

serial number

861-7577

Object Name

pump, gasoline

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 91 in x 21 in x 21 in; 231.14 cm x 53.34 cm x 53.34 cm

Place Made

United States: Indiana, Fort Wayne

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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road

Energy & Power

Natural Resources

America on the Move

Transportation

Road Transportation

Exhibition

America On The Move

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source