Manual petrol bowser made by Gilbert & Barker
Object No. B1466
Young Sydney engineer Frank Hammond invented the 'visible volumetric' petrol pump around 1920 and licensed his patent rights to manufacturers in Australia and the UK. Garages purchased visible pumps to ensure that they were supplying an accurately measured volume of petrol, or 'motor spirit', to each customer. They wanted to convince customers that they were getting a fair deal, they didn't want to lose money by supplying more petrol than customers paid for, and they wanted an innovative edge over competing garages. This five gallon pump was made by Gilbert & Barker now more commonly known as Glibarco. The firm was established in the USA in 1870 by Charles Gilbert and John Barker as the Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts. Their first petrol pumps were designed and manufactured in 1910 to draw fuel from underground tanks for cars. Gilbarco were established in Australia in 1929. https://www.gilbarco.com/eu/about/gilbarco-veeder-root/company-history
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Summary
Object Statement
Visible manual petrol bowser, petrol pump, five gallon, made by Gilbert & Barker, c.1927
Physical Description
Five Gallon Gilbert & Barker Visible Manual Petrol Pump. Probably 1927 model
DIMENSIONS
Height
2980 mm
Width
700 mm
Depth
550 mm
Weight
174 kg
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of Gilbert & Barker Manf Co (Aust), 1961
Acquisition Date
7 July 1961
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