History of Gas Pumps | The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation

[@trainroomgary]

Like • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@John-qt9bi]

I’ll take the old mechanical pumps any day.

[@marcomocchetti4865]

The Italian Fisogni Museum preserves the biggest collection in the world of gas pumps, from 1890s to 2000s

[@electrictroy2010]

Interesting but not going to fly 2000 miles just to see gas pumps. Detroit is closer. And cheaper (just drive my car). Oh and if I flew to Italy, I’d want to see unique stuff like the Roman coliseum & Sistine chapel… stuff I cannot find at home :-)

[@p.g.8138]

This was before people would steal gasoline. I remember paying for gas after filling it up. I also remember full service. It would be an extra 5 cents a gallon for full service. They would check your fluids, air up tires and wash windows. Topping off oil or other fluids would be extra. They might recommend mechanical services too. A good way to make money when gas stations had mechanic shops attached to the place with cash register and things to buy.

[@electrictroy2010]

Goto Oregon or New Jersey. They still have full service

[@CadDrafting]

What a innovation the Henry Ford gas wagons for Adolf comes with a hose

[@helensilver1381]

What is the electric grid of the nation goes down? Is there a way that manual pumps can be used? I know this is an elementary question but I still want to know - can pumps be manual?

[@jerryfieldz7701]

Sounds kinda like how ev chargers are growing in numbers.

[@andreylopez5368]

Gas station will be history one day

[@hehehehehehe8067]

Was the 1940 Early Computer Pump Self Service

[@phantomsoldier497]

No, it would be decades before self service pumps appeared. At the time a clerk woulp pump your gas, wipe your windows and check your tires while refuelling

[@matthewboyd8689]

Auto makers made gas stations to succeed Tesla is making supper chargers to take over.