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Originally Posted by Keith True
Years ago I had a pair of Crown gas pump globes. We're not sure just where they came from, that was not a brand seen around here.
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Great foto! The position of the rumble seat cushions says it all! seems to be a moment of desperation for the driver!!
Most of these modern day
'kids'... do not know about earlier gas pumps. But I do!! The kind with the hand crank on side... attendant then...
'fill 'er up sir?'
"sure, Hi Test please..."
'got it! check the oil, battery, too? ...get that windshild for you!'
'ok, thanks"
and he went over to the pump and turned the lil hand crank on side. clear price and quantity. 2 turns usually as i remember. maybe 3, clear to all -0-'s. seems there was a bell ringing, also as crank got turned.
My Dad was a Texaco man. customer. always pulled into a Texaco. x-c's and we kids....
"Dad - Texaco!".... as he slowed and turned in.
If you don't remember the days of gas wars and when gasoline prices at 11-cents/gallon... then might not remember the hand crank gas pumps....
