Wow it's been over a year since I updated!
So not much has happened worth updating. The pump had the remaining parts disassembled last summer. I have even tied up with 2 problems since then. Life, and specifically getting married last fall. But also the fact that I can't find anyone locally who can sandblast and paint for small jobs like this.
So my goal this summer is to get it painted and back together. A tall ask and a Longshot......considering we have a little one on the way in August! And I still don't have anyone to paint. But the hope is that I will find someone anyway and get a start.
The other good update is that I was able to find an auction that actually had the "you can be sure of shell" ad glass in it. And of course I made sure I won it! So I have a spare piece of ad glass to potentially replace the stained on that I already had in the pump. So slowly coming together!