Fuel Pump – It’s History and Design
It held 42 gallons and was designed to dispense, kerosene, burning fluid, and the light combustible products of petroleum. This was to be the first commercially available fuel pump, invented in 1885 by S.F. (Sylvanus Freelove) Bowser and sold to Jake Gumper, owner of a Fort Wayne, Indiana grocery store. He later formed the S. F. Bowser & Company…