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Most gas pressure appliances manufactured before 1925
did not have internal pumps to pressurize the founts.

Some models through the 1930's lacked internal pumps as a cost saving measure.

Different sizes of pumps were provided by the manufacturers

to complement the size of the fount being pressurized.


Pumps made by the Akron Lamp Co., Akron, Ohio,

are characterized by a round, ribbed, wooden knob.

These nickel plated pumps have the common nipple tip (not threaded),

7/8" in diameter, and with the end cap held in the barrel by 2 screws

We don't know the item number of the 9" long pump on the bottom.

The 7 1/2" long lantern/lamp pump in the middle is item 352.

The 69-E pump on the top, sold with irons, is 6" long.

These pumps are in Fil Graff's collection.


Pumps that we believe were made by American Gas Machine Co., Albert Lea, Minnesota.

The upper pump has a brass barrel that is 10" x  1.25"

and was once nickel plated.

The pump in the middle has a brass barrel that is 8" x 13/16",

while the bottom pump has a brass barrel and is 9.5" x 13/16".

These three models have threaded top caps and ball shaped nipples.

An Akron Lamp Co. catalog from circa 1920

includes an image of a pump as the middle one above.

These pumps are in Neil McRae's collection.


This pump is very similar in construction to the middle one

in the previous image (above).

The brass barrel is 9 1/2" x 13/16" and has a 3/16" threaded nipple.

This pump is in Bob Willard's collection;

image by Neil McRae.


Another pump similar to the one above except with a different handle,

the pump barrel is 6" x 13/16" diameter

and has a threaded nipple that unscrews from the pump body.

The pump is in Ed Dennis's collection.


Hook handled pumps possibly made by the American Gas Machine Co.

The top pump has a nickel plated brass barrel, 6" x, 7/8", with a heavier, screw-on cap.

The middle pump has a brass barrel, 6" x 13/16", with a screw-on cap

and a rubber tubing connector with a screw-on nipple.

The bottom pump has a brass barrel, 6" x 7/8", with a screw on cap.

These pumps are in Loren Abernathy's collection.


This pump came with Brien Page's Kampkook Model 6 stove.

The dimensions are as on the above AGM pumps.

A threaded nipple to attach to the stove

is at the end of the short rubber tubing.


This pump appears to be No. P21 which appeared in

the American Gas Machine Co. Catalog 19, circa 1912.

It has a nickel plated brass barrel 7" x 7/8".

The rubber connector ends in a threaded nipple.

This pump is in Loren Abernathy's collection.


Another American Gas Machine Co. large appliance pump.

It has a 3/8" threaded nipple on a brass barrel

that is 12" x 1.25".

The end cap is threaded to the barrel.


This large appliance pump may also be from AGM

but has several differences from the preceding

including a nipple that would be more appropriate for a hose.

The nickel plated barrel is 10" x 1 3/16" diameter.

This pump is in Jeff Johnson's collection.


This AGM suction pump is the same as the preceding in size

but has two leather washers (left) that are mounted in opposite directions

so the pump pulls liquid up as well as expelling liquid.

There is a fine mesh screen inside the nipple,

making it very useful for emptying founts.

This pump is in Bob Willard's collection.



AGM also made an Auto Syphon to transfer gasoline from

a vehicle gas tank to a lantern or stove fount.

The rubber tubing on this Auto Syphon has hardened with age.

This accessory is in Brien Page's collection.


This foot pump could have been used

to pressurize tanks in hollow wire lighting systems.

The hose which attached at the base is missing.

The upper cylinder end cap is the same as found on American Gas Machine Co. pumps.

The cylinder is nickel plated brass that is 12" x 1 7/32".

This pump is in Loren Abernathy's collection.


These three Coleman pumps are distinguished by the knob shape.

They are brass barreled;

the upper pump is nickel plated.

The end caps are held by screws on the upper and lower pumps

while metal indents fix the end cap on the middle pump.

These pumps are 5" x 7/8".

The pump at the bottom came with a Model 8A iron and is #410-585.


From the preceding you can tell that the upper pump is Akron

and the lower pump is Coleman.

The barrels are 5" x 7/8" but are made of aluminum,

perhaps at a time when there was a shortage of brass & nickel.

The pumps are in Neil McRae's collection.



Coleman made these pumps, part no. 101-522 (top),

which has a 9" x 7/8" nickel plated brass cylinder and

Q33 (bottom) which is the same but only 8" long and brass

for pressurizing lanterns and lamps, although they could be used for other appliances as well.

The top pump is in Neil McRae's collection and the bottom pump is in Jeff Johnson's collection.



Bob Willard got this pump with his Coleman Model R reading lamp.

The pump has a 9" x 13/16" nickel plated brass barrel

and a 3/16" threaded nipple

to attach to the lamp's needle valve (lower figure).

Image by Neil McRae.


Coleman made this Filling Siphon so the lantern/stove owner

could put fuel from his vehicle's gas tank into the pressure appliance.

The directions on the box tell the user to push the plunger (hollow rod on the right)

into the pump and, while holding the siphon below the level of the gas tank,

to keep your finger over the plunger hole and pull out the plunger

as fast as it will go which will cause fuel to flow.

This pump, in Hank Schroeder's collection, is all original

although the rubber tubing has deteriorated.


I believe that Coleman made this pump, which would be their # 451-522.

It was once nickel plated but that has been removed.

Note the wood end cap is significantly larger than the barrel diameter.

The barrel is 10" x 1.25" and the end cap is held with screws.


This image is a comparison of the Coleman pump tip (left) from the pump above

with the Leacock Coleman pump tip (right) from the pump below.

The Coleman tip is shaped similar to a grease fitting on a vehicle

while the Leacock tip is hemispherical.


Leacock Coleman in Pennsylvania supplies this pump, #451-5221,

with their Model 107 table lamp.

It is made from the original design by Coleman.

The brass barrel is 10" x 1.25".

The end cap is held with screws.

Note the air hole in the upper end of the barrel.


This pump may be manufactured by Even Heat Mfg. Ltd.,

Fredericksburg, Ohio, and is supplied with their

Model 9100 gasoline iron.

The brass cylinder is 5 3/8" x 27/32";

the handle is nickel plated.

This pump is in Loren Abernathy's collection.



Two pumps from the United Kingdom and their discharge tips (above).

The nickel plated brass barrel on the upper pump is 10" x 7/8".

The brass barrel of the lower pump may have been nickel plated at one time

and is 12" x 7/8".

Neil McRae has not identified these but notes that the larger tip on the lower pump

matches the big socket on the Evening Star products.


The nickel plated brass barrel on this pump is 5 3/8" x 13/16."

It is stamped Imperial Brass Mfg. Co. on the cap which can be snapped off the barrel.

The pump was probably made for the irons made by this company

and provided with a threaded union with the filler cap.


A Nagel-Chase lantern in Herman Mulder's collection

came with this pump attached to the globe cage.

The barrel of the pump measures 9" x 7/8"

and is nickel plated brass.

The tip of the pump has a ball-shaped nipple (right);

the metal cap on the barrel is threaded.


This pump is the same as the one above except that it no longer has the nickel plating,

it lacks a clip to attach it to a lantern globe cage,

and has a hook at the tip (left) that allows it to hold onto air screws

that are about 1/2" in diameter by about 3/16" deep (Henry Plews).

The hook is stamped PATENT APL'D FOR on the outside surface.

This pump is in Deb Lyon's collection.


The barrel of this pump is the same as the pump that came with the Nagel-Chase lantern above,

but the barrel is 10" long x 1 1/8" in diameter.

The round wood handle is also different.

This pump came with an unknown model table lamp

probably made by the Pitner Gasoline Lighting Co, Chicago, Illinois.


These pumps, in Henry Plews's collection,

are similar to the pump that came with

an iron made by National Stamping & Electric Works in the 1950's,

except for the threaded rather than a ball-shaped nipple.

The barrels of the pumps measure 6 1/16" (upper) and 6 3/8" (lower) x 1 1/4" diameter.


The siphon (lower) in this image is stamped PRENTISS WABERS PRODUCTS CO.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN.

The siphon came with a hose attached on the left end;

it will pass a fluid if the right end is lower and the knurled metal stem is pulled.

The pump (upper) barrel is 6" long x ~7/8" diameter.

Fred Kuntz got these tools with a Preway stove.


This pump came with a Kerosafe brand iron

made by the Thomas Mfg. Co., Dayton, Ohio.

The barrel of this nickel plated pump is 5 3/4" x 7/8".

The threaded end of the 3 1/2" long hose

allows it to be connected to the iron.

The pump is in Jerry Engbring's collection;

photo by Neil McRae.


This is one of two identical pumps that came with a pair of Thomas lamps, Model M1001.

The pump appears elsewhere on this page so may have been made for several manufacturers.

The pump barrel is 9 7/8" x 7/8".

The pumps and lamps are in Jon Schedler's collection.


The barrel on this pump by an unknown manufacturer

is 12" x 5/8". It is all brass except for the handle stem and inner parts for the leather.

The conical tip is solid brass with a slightly larger hole at the tip than other pumps.

I am not sure if it was made for pressurizing liquid fuel appliances.


We don't know the manufacturer for this pump, in Ed Dennis's collection.

The brass barrel with nozzle is 8 1/2" long x 1 3/8" diameter.

The threaded nipple is larger than on other gas appliance pumps.


Another pump in Ed Dennis's collection by an unknown manufacturer,

this pump is unusual in having a knurled cap.

The barrel is 12" x 7/8" diameter and nickel plated brass.


This unusual pump, in Jeff Johnson's collection,

has a brass barrel that is 6" x 7/8" diameter.

It also has a knurled cap as the preceding.

The handle and barrel diameter suggest a large appliance pump

but the length is considerably shorter than on others for this purpose.


Ed Lundberg made this tool to get dents out of brass pump barrels.

The Delrin plastic sleeve fits over the pump barrel where the dent is located.

The hardened bronze disk at the end of the tool

is rounded to work the dent out of the brass pump barrel.

The diameter of the bronze disk just fits inside the barrel of most pumps.

 

American Gas Machine lanterns - early models updated July 24, '09
Main updated Nov. 5, '09
AGM lanterns - models beginning with the mid-1930's updated Dec. 11, '08
American Gas Machine lamps updated Nov. 24, '08
AGM, King Seeley, & Thermos lanterns - later models updated Sept. 26, '09
Coleman lamps before mid-1920's updated Feb. 28, '09
Coleman lanterns pre-1931 updated Oct. 21, '09
Coleman lamps after mid 1920's updated Sept. 26, '09
Coleman lanterns 1931 - 1945 updated Oct. 23, '09
Coleman hollow wire lighting updated Nov. 12, '08
Coleman lanterns 1946 - 1960 updated Sep. 1, '09
Coleman stoves pre-1945 updated Dec. 11, '08
 Coleman lanterns 1961 - 1980 updated Oct. 31, '09
Coleman stoves post-1945 updated Oct. 5, '09
 Coleman lanterns 1981 - present updated Oct. 21, '09
Custom lighting updated Nov. 5, '09
Heater etc. manufacturers A - K updated Mar. 4, '09
Hollow wire lighting updated Sept. 22, '09
Heater etc. manufacturers L - Z updated Nov. 29, '07
International lamp manufacturers A - F updated Nov. 5, '09
International lantern manufacturers A - E updated Nov. 5, '09
International lamp manufacturers G - Z updated May 19, '08
 International lantern manufacturers F - M updated Oct. 27, '09
Irons updated Dec. 16, '08
 International lantern manufacturers N - S updated Oct. 25, '09
Links updated Oct. 22, '09
 International lantern manufacturers T - Z updated Oct. 2, '09
Pumps updated Nov. 18, '08
Propane lantern & stove manufacturers A - B updated Feb. 22, '08
 Stove manufacturers A - D updated Nov. 4, '09
Propane lantern & stove manufacturers C updated Sept. 15, '09
Stove manufacturers E - O updated Sept. 7, '09
Propane lantern & stove manufacturers D - M updated Sept. 15, '09
Stove manufacturers P - Z updated Sept. 12, '09
Propane lantern & stove manufacturers N - Z updated Sept. 15, '09
Swedish lamps updated Nov. 5, '09
Tilley lanterns updated July 14, '08
Tilley household lamps pre-1945 updated May 12, '09
US lantern manufacturers A - G updated Sept. 28, '09
Tilley household lamps post-1945 updated June 6, '08
US lantern manufacturers H - M updated Sept. 28, '09
Tilley industrial lamps & lanterns updated Apr. 25, '09
US lantern manufacturers N - P updated Sept. 19, '09
US lamp manufacturers A - B updated Aug. 14, '09
US lantern manufacturers Q - Z updated June 2, '09
US lamp manufacturers C - M updated Feb. 25, '09
Wrench & other lamp tool manufacturers A - M updated Dec. 16, '08
US lamp manufacturers N - R updated Sept. 19, '09
Wrench & other lamp tool manufacturers N - Z updated Dec. 16, '08
US lamp manufacturers S - Z updated Apr. 7, '09

 

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