Brochure Advertising the Xacto Sentry Pump Outfit with Type "C" Tank and Fittings, 1929

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Artifact Overview

S.F. Bowser & Company's Xacto Sentry gas pump brought a new level of accuracy to fuel measurement when it debuted in 1928. The pump's positive displacement meter measured gas by pumping it against a series of pistons that, in turn, moved the clock face gauge. The gauge only measured the quantity of fuel pumped. The attendant calculated the total sale price.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Brochure

Date Made

1929

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

91.315.1917

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Christine Dillon.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.875 in
Width: 8.5 in

Inscriptions

on front: XACTO SENTRY / Representative installation of a Remote Controlled Electric Xacto Sentry Outfit complete with Type "C" tank and fittings, Figure 1709 Pumping Unit and Figure 773 Air Release. . .