As DB stated, look in my Gas Pump Identification book for a pump that you might not only like to look at but will also go up in value.
If you have a copy of my book, I would like to suggest you look at the following pumps on these pages:
42, Anthony coin-operated pump, probably underpriced in my book, but then has anyone ever found one.
44, Aqua E-55, actualy priced about right.
77, Bennett-Sinclair, only problem is that only two of these pumps were ever made.
99, Bowser 560. How rare is this, I can't even find a color picture of this pump?
112, Boyle-Dayton 748. Price in book is about right, but has anyone ever found one?
128, Dayton 910-R, just be careful you don't buy a reproduction.
129, Dayton 1000-T, just have a truck or trailer big enough to bring it home.
136/137/138, Early Erie twins, priced about right, but hard to find.
138, Erie 310, who wouldn't give a .... to own one of these.
141. Erie 50 Cash Recorder, probably underpriced in the book, but you can get one if you are willing to pay the price. With all its features, this pump wil undoubtly go up in value.
174, The Fry "Super-Twin." This pump is worth more than any other Fry pump ever made, why, because they made 1000s of the Mae West pumps, but very few of these, and actually it is a very nice looking pump. Should go up in price.
180, Jenny, you will need a semi flat-bed to get this one home.
184/185, Keese pumps. Don't overlook these pumps, extreamly rare, will only go up in value.
195, Milestone CEN-15624. Real pieces of gas pump history, but again has anyone ever found one.
216/217/218, Don't overlook the early National's 50, & 802, buth will continue to gain value.
230, Since you live in Delaware, get over into PA and look for any Pensylvania (Penometer) pumps), I believe all of the clock version pump are worth more than the values in the book.
234, Raymonds multi-pumps. Actually a number if them have been found, pricy, but will go up in value.
239/240, Rush DC-3, DC-4 & the Rush station, the only problem is finding one of them.
241-243, St. Louis pump. My opinion is that all of them are highly underpriced. Look at the style and detail of these pumps.
244/245/246, again get up into PA, you might be able to find the one and only Sharmeter the Gieger bros. haven't found yet.
280-282, Tokheim 36 & 36B twins & ADCs, just hope that DB hasn't been there before you.
300, United States pumps, style, design, underpriced in the book, but has anyone ever found one.
300, Tokheim Vac Liquid. My belief is that if anyone was ever found it would sell for at least three times the value in my book.
318, Wayne's Greek column pumps. Pumps that will just keep going up and up in value.
322/324, as a group, probably the highest value pumps on any three pages in my book and I am not sure some of them are priced high enough. Right after the second edition of the book, a very well off collector told me he would pay three times the value I put in the book for either the 802, 804 or the 805.
325/326. Wayne 50, 50A, 55 or 56 display pumps. Pricy, but would make a good investment.
348, Wisconsin, now that is a classy pump, but who has one?
Sometimes strange things happen that effect the value of items we seek. Just recently a couple of G&B 84 & 85s (page 162 & 163) sold for over $20,000 each. While these are nice display pumps, I just can't see $20,000, but anything can happen when two buyers want a certain thing at an auction.
Predicting how much something (in this case as gas pump) will be worth in the future is rediculous. In 1960 we Model T collectors all thought our Ts would be worth a ton in our late life, but who today wants a T or even an A. The value of these cars have dropped greatly, why, because today's buyers don't even know what we are talking about when we say I used to own Ts or As.
I love gas pump (although I only own one) and air meters, but if someone would come up to me and ask me what in this hobby should he be putting his money in (for future benefit), I would say Signs. And I don't mean signs that don't have chips, bullet holes, rust, nothing but perfect condition signs, this is what will escullate in value more that anything in this hobby.
Followed only by perfect rare globes.
I hope this opens an avenue for discussion, but remember guys, I am only expressing my opinion.
Jack Sim
