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#453418 Tue Aug 06 2013 05:18 PM
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Anybody ever see a lubester this old, Tag says Bowser possibly 50 gallon

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Tankar #453422 Tue Aug 06 2013 05:28 PM
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Yes, last Sunday, painted ugly green with Bowser logo all original. Cool...and big.

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The Older ones are wood covered & do not have a metal top under the wood.
Here are my 5 & 10gal Shelf or Counter Top dispensers.

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A friend of mine said a customer dropped it off at his shop, he told me about it and I went and looked. Never seen one that early and there are earlier ones! Thanks guys.

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Mine is huge got to be 150 gallon or more!

Came out of sugar beet factory in mason city ia

It is bowser also

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I have one similar to the one in top photo. All riveted.

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what year were these riveted lubesters first put into service?-
the counter top lubesters are cool.. cool


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Here's my big Bowser riveted tank.

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That looks really nice painted by not painting the rivets the same color. Kinda like leather work with brass tacks.

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My dad and I have that exact same bower lubster as you Tanker.

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Riveted & soldered tanks were made into the 1930's, then most companies switched over to Arc Welded.

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Most of the tanks above were not used in service stations, they were used in factories, they were even put aboard ships while the ships were being built.

I did show a few of them in the first book, but because they were not being sold to the service station trade I pulled them from the 2nd book. Bowser and Tokheim probably sold more of them than anyone else.

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I have a similar tank.

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