AIR PUMP PISTON

This is a Vizo, visible, 10 gallon, hand-operated gasoline pump. While generally regarded as being from 1926 The Spokesmans Review (of Spokane, Washington) ran an ad for it in their September 14, 1924 edition. So it's likely that there were several incarnations of The Vizo during the years when it was available. The manufacturer claimed "The Vizo is built to last a lifetime." Or longer.

Built by The Boyle-Dayton Co., Los Angeles, California (established around 1910). They also manufactured out of San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and San Diego. The white rectangle, below the glass cylinder, has a loop on the right side. This is where the dispensing nozzle was parked when it was not in use. Boyle-Dayton was sold to The Wayne Pump Co. in 1928.

It is said that this is the City of Darwin's only stop sign.

photographed Nov 23, 2011
Darwin, California

Gaskell & Chambers were once Britain's biggest manufacturers of bar and pub fittings, based in Birmingham. The Dalex 'all metal' hand pumps and beer engine seen here were once very numerous in English pubs. The 'all metal' means that there was no traditional leather in the pump bucket.

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