Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Gassing Up

When I was in the stables at Casa Loma there was a room with automotive memorabilia but no explanation as to why they were there. This wonderful old gas pump was found there - not sure how old it is but it belonged to Imperial Oil and distributed their Premier Gasoline. I bet it is from the 20's.
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22 comments:

ArtandArchitecture-SF.com said...

Fun!

Sharon said...

I love seeing these old gas pumps. They certainly bring back some childhood memories back when gas was only 17 cents a gallon.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Oh my how things have changed..I like these better :)

Anonymous said...

A real classic shot!

VioletSky said...

I bet those Canadian Pickers guys could tell us the backstory.

Anonymous said...

blast from the past.

Unknown said...

a classic! although i haven't seen a gas pump like this before.:p

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

They were better looking back then -- and you got better service (well, not that I remember the 20s (quite) but it was true 20 years later.

William Kendall said...

I don't think I've ever seen one like that.

JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...

Wonderful old gas pump!!!

LĂșcia said...

Cool find RedPat, and the logo is red! ;-)

Andy said...

This gas pump is older than me... and I'm really old.

Deb said...

Wonder if the stables were used as a garage for the house at one time? Great looking pump.

Taken For Granted said...

It is great to see these old gas pumps. Good find.

Lowell said...

I think you're right about this being from the 20s or maybe 30s. I don't remember such a pump or the Premier name (the latter is probably Canadian). I bought my first car in 1955 (a '37 Chevy) and gas hovered around the 25 cents a gallon mark.

Jack said...

I was not around when this was in use. Honestly!

Lesley said...

Why doesn't it surprise me that Pellatt would have his own gas pump?!

Randy said...

Great looking antique.

Anonymous said...

A good-looking classic!

~Lindy

Tanya Breese said...

love it!

Gemma Wiseman said...

Extraordinary looking pump! Interesting shape and colour scheme! It reminds me of a missile shape!

Unknown said...

How very cool!