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Posted By: buzzy56 Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Tue Dec 01 2020 10:50 PM
Can anyone provide a picture of what tag went where these two holes are on this pump ? Thanks for the help . Would like to find an original if someone has one also .

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Posted By: Tankar Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Tue Dec 01 2020 11:21 PM
I will look at mine tomorrow I dont recall seeing any holes in mine where you are showing.
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Tue Dec 01 2020 11:30 PM
Thanks appreciate it . I looked thru a lot of 150 images and can’t identify a brass tag that goes there . Serial tag is present , Bennett tag is present . The holes didn’t show until after sand blasting and powder coat . Old paint and surface rust covered them . Every other item was attached to the pump , hose , nozzle , visi gauge all except the globe and that set of holes where some type of tag went .
Posted By: gatorgaspumps Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 12:11 AM
I've never seen anything on that location of the pump before. Some company may have but an ID serial number tag there. Richard
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 12:36 AM
The holes are so small they would be rivet holes and unthreaded .You do not really notice them from 2-3 foot away but it bugs me and probably always will . Like it is not complete unless i plug those buggers. LOL .
Posted By: Tankar Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 01:00 AM
My top skins are original so will find out tomorrow if I have them holes
Posted By: cggas Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 01:10 AM
I’ve never seen anything there on a 150. Maybe it was a standard oil pump & it had the small brass tag that standard used on everything???
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 01:32 AM
It was and still is a standard oil pump and standard oil placed a brass tag on it riveted to the top castings with their name et’c. Per close up of this image .

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Posted By: Speedracer Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 03:27 AM
I have four 150’s and a EMD 450, I’ll check them all tomorrow.
Posted By: Man-Cave-Shoppe Dave Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 03:35 AM
Check this out...
https://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=691449
Posted By: cggas Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 12:49 PM
It was more than likely the ms brass tag standard used on all of there equipment to keep track of maintenance & catalog there equipment. I hav some & can take pics if necessary. It is a different tag than the one you pictured
Posted By: Tankar Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 01:46 PM
I checked mine has no holes
Posted By: Speedracer Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Wed Dec 02 2020 10:18 PM
Originally Posted by Speedracer
I have four 150’s and a EMD 450, I’ll check them all tomorrow.

Just an FYI: None of my 150’s / Bennett clocks (132 & 450) have those holes.
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Thu Dec 03 2020 01:43 AM
See my post above showing the standard oil co. id tag thats riveted to the pump casting . Must be they decided to place one on the upper sheet metal cabinet also as the hole spacing is pretty close to the one on the casting . Just couldn’t see any reason why they would put one on the cabinet when the standard brass I’d was already riveted to the pump main frame shroud casting . Thanks

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Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Thu Dec 03 2020 01:47 AM
Thanks if not too much trouble please do . If the spacing of the rivet holes look similar and the tag is different i will have to hunt one down . Thanks for your input .
Posted By: cggas Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Thu Dec 03 2020 06:50 PM
Here is one of the tags standard oil used on almost everything they owned. The rivetes are 1 & 5/8 apart

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Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Thu Dec 03 2020 07:52 PM
Thanks so much that is the exact distance hole to hole . So that is the missing clue /brass tag ! Really appreciate you solving this little mystery that has been bugging me since i finished the pump .

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Posted By: cggas Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Fri Dec 04 2020 05:22 PM
No problem! I may hav an extra one, let me look.
Posted By: cggas Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sun Dec 06 2020 06:56 PM
Found it, send me your address & I’ll put it in the mail to you.
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Fri Dec 11 2020 11:50 PM
Chris i Want to thank you for your generous offer of the brass id tag . Received it in the mail today . Gave it a slight oh so slight buff and going to get it out on the pump as soon as I go thru my brass screws and find the correct size . So thanks again Bob
Posted By: cggas Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 12:05 AM
No problem!!
Posted By: Hardy's Garage Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 12:52 AM
I really enjoy seeing one Old Gasser helping another completing a pump and preserving history. It isn't all about making a buck!
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 02:51 AM
That is why this site is still the best site out there ! Old school showing respect ,honesty and a willingness to help one another . More knowledge here than a book could ever capture .
Posted By: Stig Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 02:08 PM
Just curious if you went with reman or original globe ? Looking for one or the other myself...If it is a reman.... does it look good lit up ? What is the durability of the paint on those ?

Nice pump I would like to find on like it
Posted By: T-way Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 08:10 PM
Quality reproduction lenses are made exactly like the originals - so they will last as long as originals.

Not the acrylic lenses, those are worthless (IMHO), but the reproduction glass lenses are a better choice for a pump restoration.

Nothing looks worse than a high end paint job with a washed out globe sitting on it. Again IMHO.

Later . . .

Jim
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 08:26 PM
Like Jim said Complete restoration go with a after market reproduction glass lens and metal globe body painted to match your pump .If it’s going to be an Outside pump reproduction for sure . Don’t want hail ,or rock throwing kids or with a BB gun for Xmas taking it out .. If inside your house original would be nice but pricey .Mine is aftermarket and use them on all my outside pumps . Original globes kept safely inside for display .
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 08:29 PM
Lit up ! Had to put a lower watt bulb in it (now) it was a little too bright and overshadowed the price window . These pictures were before I changed to a lower watt bulb .

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Posted By: Steven C. Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 09:19 PM
Beautiful Bob!!
I don't know about those crown globes, but I put 40W equivalent LED in all my globes. Works out great. And no heat with the LED. And they last basically forever.
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 09:53 PM
Thanks .Yes that is what I put in all my other pumps 25 watt glare reduced led . With the crown being bigger I started out with a larger Led but was too much and I was also out of the smaller wattage and i had to order a couple boxes of lower wattage .The pics are with the first bulbs & since switched out to lower . Just haven’t taken any new pictures. Have been slowly changing all my bulbs to led even outside security lights .
Posted By: Stig Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 11:51 PM
Who does the repro the embossed globe...Seems 2 b harder to find ?

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Posted By: Stig Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sat Dec 12 2020 11:58 PM
I found Christmas tree size led bulbs @ Menards they also have the socket ....avlible in different colors....not overpowering and cost only a few cents a month
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sun Dec 13 2020 12:02 AM
I don’t know of anyone re producing the raised embossed crown currently . Big cheese does the colors in non embossed but his listings only showed the regulars in colors .
Posted By: Stig Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Sun Dec 13 2020 12:29 AM
I was back and forth on eBay 2 weeks ago on 1.. Seller would not say if it was a repaint, so I got spooked... It went $430 ?
Posted By: buzzy56 Re: Bennett 150 CLOCKFACE PUMP - Mon Dec 14 2020 02:05 PM
I tried those in my clocks for awhile with the socket reducer and the Xmas tree size lights. I found that the bulbs did not last as long as the regular base LED’s . Had the full size LED’s in my pumps outside for several years now and have not had to replace any of the full size yet . Small base bulbs I was changing about once a year on my clocks . . Although I light up my clocks 24-7 also rather than dusk to Midnight on my pump lights that are on timers .
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