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I found this photo on the internet the other day, and there are two Conoco gas pumps in the lower left portion of the photo. I have looked through the latest Jack Sim gas pump Bible, but I am stumped. The photo is from 1935 and the pump appears to have the following characteristics:

a) Tall straight rectangular one-piece body
b) Square face
c) Thin cap on top
d) Light with shade just above pump face
e) No sight glass attached on the outside

The closest I can find is the Wayne 861, but the Wayne 861 has an external sight glass and a larger cap on top (see second attachment).

Can anybody identify the pumps?

Thanks.

Andy

Photo - pumps  Louisville, KY (Lexington Road) in 1935.jpg Photo - Wayne 861  Ponca City, OK #1e (125 Years of Conoco book).jpg
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Tough to tell but look like American pumps to me

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Pumps are Wayne 861


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if that picture is from1935 them capco bodys have been around longer than i thought.

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Tops sure don’t look like 861s to me.

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Originally Posted by petropumps
Tops sure don’t look like 861s to me.


Yes, you are right. I do not know what I was thinking.


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My guess is American 488s but I could definitely be wrong:

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