Flying-A Visible Gas Pump: Restored Fry Model 117 “Mae West” – FAF117

Flying-A Visible Gas Pump: Restored Fry Model 117 "Mae West"

This is an original restored Flying A visible gas pump, model 117, nicknamed 'Mae West". This vintage gas pump is the guarantee fry visible pump circa 1920s and features the patented Fry accurate measuring mechanism from Guarantee Liquid Measure Company with the up and down working measuring tube, measuring stop control handle, tinted blue glass cylinder, and rare price box.

This vintage Flying A gasoline pump features a Flying A globe. The original milk glass globe (17" x 6") features two 13 1/2" Flying A milk glass inserts. This Flying A gas globe logo with a white background, Flying A Gasoline in red font, A with wings logo in red design was used by the Tidewater Oil Company in the 1920s to 1960s. All parts of this antique gas pump are historically correct and original, and are in full working order. This highly collectible Flying A Gasoline vintage pump has been completely restored to museum quality by our master craftsman at ArtFactory.com. Contact us to request your antique gas pumps and vintage Americana at 1-800-292-0008.

All vintage memorabilia offered is a genuine collectable and appreciable assets, not a fake reproduction. All new items are hand crafted in the same hand and materials as it was done in its era "When Things Were Made in America to Last Forever". If we say "Restored" we mean complete restoration to its original production offering in its era. If we say "Restormod" we mean exact copy with some improved modifications or customizations. All items are fine collectable art at the highest world class collector level.

Flying-A Visible Gas Pump Specifications:

• Gas Company: Flying A Gasoline (globe c.1920s-1960s)
• Make/Model: Fry Mae West 117 Visible Pump
• Era: 1910-1930
• Color: Red, white, and blue
• Height: 119" (with globe)
• Base Diameter: 24"
• Condition: Antique/Restored museum quality and historical correct
• Notable Features:
  Flying A Gasoline original milk glass inserts in milk glass globe light. Fry Guarantee Visible hand pump model with original blue tinted glass 10 gallon tank.

Fry Mae West 117 Visible Gas Pump

This is an original Fry Mae West Visible Gas Pump 117, circa 1920s. This antique gas pump is the guaranteed visible pump 117 model and features the patented Fry accuracy measuring mechanism from Guarantee Liquid Measure Company with the up and down working measuring tube, measuring stop control handle, price box, and blue tinted glass cylinder.

Museum Quality Vintage Restoration from ArtFactory.com

• All brass parts are solid polished original brass
• Rare collectors preferred original "Milk Glass" and metal globe
• All sign-age is correct porcelain original era material (no fake foreign made parts or signs used)
• All internals have been polished and rebuilt
• Pump is in working order
• Backed by a century of fine craftsmanship since 1913

Fry Visible Gas Pump Details:

Guaranteed Liquid Measure Visible Pump used throughout the early 1920s, was often referred to as the Fry Visible Gas Pump. The most popular models of the Fry Visible Pump, named after the company founder, were the Fry Model 117 and Fry Model 17. These vintage gas pumps, with their hourglass shape, were nicknamed after the curvaceous actress of that era "Mae West". The "visible" gas pumps allowed customers to view the color and quality of the gasoline through the transparent glass fuel tank.