Texaco "Fire-Chief" Gasoline Pump, circa 1940
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By the 1940s, drivers watched "computing" pumps like this Texaco Fire-Chief pump automatically calculate the amount of gasoline and the price. This type of pump did away with price charts used by service station attendants. Internal, calibrated gear sets turned numbered wheels allowing quick and easy fill ups and payments.
By the 1940s, drivers watched "computing" pumps like this Texaco Fire-Chief pump automatically calculate the amount of gasoline and the price. This type of pump did away with price charts used by service station attendants. Internal, calibrated gear sets turned numbered wheels allowing quick and easy fill ups and payments.
Artifact
Gasoline pump
Date Made
circa 1940
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
87.196.24
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Fletcher Oil Company.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Chromium
Rubber (Material)
Color
Red
Dimensions
Height: 73.5 in
Width: 23.5 in
Length: 19 in
Height: 51 in (HEIGHT OF LIGHT POLE)
Inscriptions
Lit sign at upper on all 4 sides: TEXACO / FIRE-CHIEF / GASOLINE Front, around glass: GLASS MUST BE FULL BEFORE AND AFTER DELIVERY Dial: THIS SALE / $ _._ _ / GALLONS / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / PER GALLON / INCLUDES ALL TAXES / ACCURATE DELIVERY AT ANY FLOW OR PRESSURE Sign on lower front and back: FIRE-CHIEF / GASOLINE / TEXACO Sign on lower left & right sides: FOR USE AS A / MOTOR FUEL ONLY / CONTAINS / LEAD / (TETRAETHYL)
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