Bidspirit auction | Gilmore Oil Gas Pump Liquid

Gilmore Oil Gas Pump Liquid Dispenser - Height: 19 inches. A countertop liquid dispenser modeled after a 1920s-style visible gas pump, featuring the Gilmore Oil Company branding. The dispenser is constructed with a red-painted metal fluted body and a clear acrylic cylinder supported by brass-finished metal rods. It is topped with a cream-colored plastic globe featuring a red leaping lion and text that reads ROAR with GILMORE above a checkered flag. The clear cylinder is printed with volume measurements from 1 to 12. The main body of the pump features several adhesive decals and plates. A circular decal displays the ROAR with GILMORE lion logo. Below this is a rectangular plate with black text reading FOR USE AS A MOTOR FUEL ONLY CONTAINS LEAD (TETRAETHYL). Near the base is a shield-shaped decal for ETHYL BRAND OF ANTI-KNOCK COMPOUND ETHYL GASOLINE CORPORATION. The dispenser includes a metal-wrapped flexible hose terminating in a chrome-finished metal nozzle with a trigger mechanism and a white plastic tip. A black plastic handle is mounted to the side of the red body. The unit rests on a stepped black base, which bears an embossed mark on the top surface reading TAIWAN. A red plastic toggle switch is located on the underside of the globe mounting, designed for internal illumination.