The Ford Barn

mrtexas · 01-04-2022, 11:28 PM

1929 or 1930 Model A gas station in Gold Creek, MT, western Montana. Grandpa bought the store in 1929

mercman from oz · 01-05-2022, 04:23 AM

mercman from oz · 01-05-2022, 04:27 AM

Model A Ford Gassing up.

nkaminar · 01-05-2022, 07:31 AM

Well, I know what grandpa was doing in his spare time.

cowtown · 01-05-2022, 02:25 PM

I was in Gold Creek a couple of weeks ago. I believe that old station is still standing.

McMimmcs · 01-05-2022, 03:33 PM

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woofa.express · 01-05-2022, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cowtown

I was in Gold Creek a couple of weeks ago. I believe that old station is still standing.

It would be unique if those bowsers were still in place. Probably not? Someone seated in the left side of the tub must have had a big breakfast. See Mercmans photo for this. Posting number 3.

Gene F · 01-05-2022, 05:28 PM

Still standing...wow. Those brick pavers are nice. City I live in has very few brick streets left. Bit of a rukkas a few years back because the street department said they want to asphalt over them when the time comes because they are expensive to keep up.

CarlG · 01-05-2022, 08:16 PM

Downtown Tyler Texas has a lot of brick streets. I was just there for the holidays.

Eccentric Old Guy · 01-06-2022, 10:21 AM

I'll make a wild guess how those old pumps work. Must be a hand pump to fill the glass tank to 10 gallons, and after fueling, you subtract the ending level of the glass tank to know how many gallons were dispensed.......?????

eog

katy · 01-06-2022, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Eccentric Old Guy

I'll make a wild guess how those old pumps work. Must be a hand pump to fill the glass tank to 10 gallons, and after fueling, you subtract the ending level of the glass tank to know how many gallons were dispensed.......?????g

The way I understand it is that the customer asked for however many gallons he wanted, the attendant pumped that many gallons up into the glass tank and then dispensed it into the customers tank.

Eccentric Old Guy · 01-06-2022, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by katy

The way I understand it is that the customer asked for however many gallons he wanted, the attendant pumped that many gallons up into the glass tank and then dispensed it into the customers tank.

Howdy Katy....

That's feasible.

Question: If the intent was to fill it up, how would the customer know how many gallons he needed????

eog

McMimmcs · 01-06-2022, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Eccentric Old Guy

Howdy Katy....

That's feasible.

Question: If the intent was to fill it up, how would the customer know how many gallons he needed????

eog

I have one of those pumps in my car storage. I’ll submit a photo.

Eccentric Old Guy · 01-06-2022, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by McMimmcs

I have one of those pumps in my car storage. I’ll submit a photo.

McM.......thanks.

I assume the glass is marked incrementally, so there is a number to go by, in case it involved some math.

As I look at the photo above, it looks like the old boy is filling from the pump behind the one you see in the foreground. In the foreground pump, it looks like there is a partial load of gas from a previous filling. This would indicate that there may have been some math involved to figure out the total gallons that were dispensed......I think.

eog

Chuck Dempsey · 01-06-2022, 04:30 PM

Early electric pump at an AMOCO station.....

burner31 · 01-06-2022, 10:45 PM

Could this be the place?
508 Gold Creek Rd

katy · 01-07-2022, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Question: If the intent was to fill it up, how would the customer know how many gallons he needed????

Experience and/or guesstimate

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Originally Posted by Eccentric Old Guy

I assume the glass is marked incrementally, so there is a number to go by, in case it involved some math.

Like this, or a variation.

ursus · 01-07-2022, 01:03 PM

Grandpa would purposefully avoid gas stations without a canopy shading the pumps. He maintained that the fuel in the glass tank expanded when heated by the sun so that the buyer got less for his money.

Anteek29 · 01-07-2022, 01:22 PM

Grandpa would be technically correct but not a practical consideration.

GeneBob · 01-07-2022, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by katy

Experience and/or guesstimate

Like this, or a variation.

Notice the number of gallons is in reverse order so you can measure the gallons from a full glass downward to the remaining gas when the car is full.

01-05-2022, 04:23 AM	#2
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,365	Re: Model A gas station

01-05-2022, 04:27 AM	#3
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,365	Re: Model A gas station Model A Ford Gassing up.

01-05-2022, 07:31 AM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Model A gas station Well, I know what grandpa was doing in his spare time. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

01-05-2022, 02:25 PM	#5
cowtown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Montana Posts: 185	Re: Model A gas station I was in Gold Creek a couple of weeks ago. I believe that old station is still standing.

01-05-2022, 03:33 PM	#6
McMimmcs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan Posts: 2,296	Re: Model A gas station Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Looks like a small village!

01-05-2022, 05:28 PM	#8
Gene F Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,966	Re: Model A gas station Still standing...wow. Those brick pavers are nice. City I live in has very few brick streets left. Bit of a rukkas a few years back because the street department said they want to asphalt over them when the time comes because they are expensive to keep up.

01-05-2022, 08:16 PM	#9
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: Model A gas station Downtown Tyler Texas has a lot of brick streets. I was just there for the holidays. __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

01-06-2022, 10:21 AM	#10
Eccentric Old Guy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Montana Posts: 186	Re: Model A gas station I'll make a wild guess how those old pumps work. Must be a hand pump to fill the glass tank to 10 gallons, and after fueling, you subtract the ending level of the glass tank to know how many gallons were dispensed.......????? eog

01-07-2022, 01:03 PM	#18
ursus Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,375	Re: Model A gas station Grandpa would purposefully avoid gas stations without a canopy shading the pumps. He maintained that the fuel in the glass tank expanded when heated by the sun so that the buyer got less for his money.

01-07-2022, 01:22 PM	#19
Anteek29 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 985	Re: Model A gas station Grandpa would be technically correct but not a practical consideration. __________________ Alan 1929 Special Coupe 1941 Pick-Up 1955 Victoria