Hello everyone, I hope you all had a great month of March! The participation has been outstanding so far and I am so grateful that I am able to do this for everyone. For this POTM (Pump Of The Month) we are going to do something a little different. I think mostly all of you would agree with me that the absolute best way to find a pump is to find it in the wild! It is a true treasure to find a pump let alone any gas and oil memorabilia that has not been through the hands of other collectors. So for this POTM you must post a picture of a pump in the wild, or a picture of a pump you found in the wild. If you do not have any pumps you have found in the wild, please feel free to post any pictures of pumps that are in the wild. If you post a picture of one of your pumps that you found in the wild, please share a little story about the pump. This POTM should be a blast because there is nothing better than farm fresh, barn fresh, station fresh, pumps . . .

My brother and I have found many pumps in the wild over the years, but this was my first pump so I thought I would share this picture and story with you all. My first pump was a farm fresh Wayne 60. My dad, brother, and I went to pick up another Wayne 60, Wayne 70, and some signs and cans in a small town in Kansas, and the guy whom we got the other stuff from said there was another pump that looked like the Wayne 60 down the street. So of course we drove down the road a bit and find the Wayne 60 sitting next to the fence line. The old guy wasn't sure if he wanted to sell, but my brother, who was dealing for me at the time, insisted he showed us the pump. He decided to sell it to us and the rest was history. Now I have been collecting ever since.

I apologize I am a day late. I hope to see some bad ***** pumps in the wild! Let's make this a great month. Enjoy!!

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Good idea for a POTM thread Konnor. I will try to find some old photos to post.

Yes Great idea here are a few pictures.

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Original Richfield pumps on the farm. 1 outside on the tank still and one in a chicken coop...

Wayne 60nb found in 5 pieces on 2 different dump piles that were 200ish yards apart.

Got these on Long Island

These in NY

These in Pennsy

My Original True's Oil co, Rainbow gasoline Boyle and Dayton 83 that was in the same place for so long that the concrete beneath it crumbled away and the base broke!
There were no globe bits to be found, believe me I looked!

This is a Wayne 71 I found in a farmers scrap steel pile.

Brian

One was a National 305 and one was a Tokheim 305.
The Chevron/Dodge dealership was closed down in the late 80s, the pumps were taken off the island and hand trucked into the closed down station and were there till I took em home around 2013. They sold almost as soon as I got them off the my truck!
Got 6 lubesters out of there too!

I have a bunch of pictures but there not on my phone, they are actual pictures on film!!👎👎

Take a picture of your pictures. I have don that and it works out good if you do it in good light without reflections.

I found my Wayne 276 located on a hill, about 50 yards from where it used to be in use. I brought it back from the dead and it’s one of my favorite pumps. I also got lucky and have an original photo of the same pump from the 1920s.

I caught a glimpse of this pump while driving on Rt. 2 in Charlemont Mass.
It took around three years to make a deal for it. My only clockface I’ve ever owned.
Thankfully my grandfather poured his foundation with a indented area for a wellhead.
It allowed me to put the pump in the hole and fit the ceiling height in my man cave.
It took a lot of rain drops to wash the fired on red paint off the Shell globe.

Have a good weekend.

Wayne 515 in eastern Washington. Richard

These were posted on oldgas years ago by a member that has not been on here in a few years.

My friend Kyle sent this picture to me.

This one got "picked" and ended up on ebay with a buy it now. I bought it and the seller sent my money back.

Ferro 100 and Bowser in the wild.

Bruce.

Here is some more pumps that I have found in the wild.

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Brian

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Taken today.

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The Bennett 76 I was able to get. The Bennett 646 was at the neighbors house and I was out bid on it. Richard

850 that I bought off a farm about 4 miles from my house.

About 15 years ago I was in London on business. Took a day trip to sight see, and found this:

I found one way to break the ice with farmers was to ask if I could take a picture of them with their pumps. It worked surprisingly well.

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Great pics, how often were you able to do a deal?

Great pictures Husky Bob

A couple more Bowser 97 and Boyle Dayton 57

Erie 748 Tokheim 850 and Wayne 40A

Final three, Wayne 56, Wayne 100A, and Wayne515. Yes a friend did buy the Wayne 56. Richard

Looks familiar where was the picture taken?

That's a pump I had bought from a great guy named Richard Mac Mcintyre probably 20 years ago . He had a business in American Fork called the Nostalgia store . I ended up selling it after a year or two to a good friend in Murray . Then he past away and now it looks like you got it . It was a great original condition 615 . Its a small world.

Thanks for the reply yes it is small world. Mccarthy turned me onto the pump bought from a son of a guy who had passes down in St George

Happy weekend.

Shane the first picture is another picture of your pump laying in my trailer . Glad it went to a good home . Peter

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Awesome stuff guys, I love looking at these photos!

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This pump was stolen right out of the guys front yard in the middle of a small town. At the time it was only about a $10,000 pump.

Spring is here.

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I just wanted to say that I have enjoyed this months subject thoroughly. Even though I don't collect the full size pumps myself, I read this column every month just to see all the varieties of pumps and this months topic has been my all time favorite. It is really cool to see so many of these "as found". Thanks to all who contributed.

Your welcome Jim . Here are a few more pictures .

I've really enjoyed the Pump Of The Month featuring Pumps In The Wild. Thanks to all who posted photos. I'm sure all pump enthusiasts love these pictures.

👍from me too.

Huskybob is the Life Magazine photographer of Oldgas! Outstanding!

Your turn Huskybob.

Took the first picture today and noticed that Daryl had switched pumps since I had taken the original picture I posted on this thread.

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Happy Mothers Day.

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Have a good weekend.

Some over the years.

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This is one of my favorite threads in a long while here on OG. Thanks

Love this thread!

One more for mid week .

Have Fun.

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In OK.

In TX

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Enjoy your weekend .

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Just came across these yesterday, nice to see they are still in use.

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