As I stated in part one this is not intended as a price guide, more of a brief summary of the most common period petrol pumps, neither am I going to touch onto the subject of globes, I will leave that to others!

Gilbert & Barker T8 (USA). These solid cast iron pumps were the first to be used in any quantity in Britian. Although one or two came to these shores before WW1 most were imported in the early twenties by The Anglo American Oil Company to dispence their Pratts brand of petrol and painted orange. A nice pump to restore, it will withstand sand blasting and the brass fittings polish up well. Be careful of broken castings especialy around the base. (See Vintage Roadscene magazine Issue 86 Nov - Dec 2005)

Bowser 1241 "Red Sentry" (USA). First manufactured in 1910 and in the twenties probaly the most prolific of all pumps, although now due to rust a lot rarer than the T8. A nice looking pump but the panels are prone to rot.

Shell. These were patended by Shell and made under licence by various companies. With the variety of styles offered it is difficult to sum these up. 

Skeleton pumps. These were generally yard pumps for haulage or bus companies, never intented for retail sales these simple pumps restore nicely. Some are newer than you might imagine and many have been tarted up for theme pubs.