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Eco Tireflator Great Shape Very Rare Air Pump StationEco tireflator great shape very rare air pump station. John wodo company, bennett pump division out of muskegon, mi. Serial #1g 1413 model #98 spec. This air pump was given to my brother around 1980 when they were tearing down an old service station to make room for a convenience store in youngstown, ohio. He gave it to me to decorate ym first apartment. It has been kept inside ever since and has been in our attic for the last 25 years. I have no reason not to believe everything is original. The visual blemishes are mianly paint scuffs and normal wear and tear. There is some rust and pits ni the chrome. A nice survivor the only dents i can see is to hte ventilation hole cover in the back (see photo). He gave it ot me in this condition. We left the broken pieces because we donât want to try to take it apart since we donât know much about putting it back together. The right person with some âknow howâ probably could replace ti easily. Replacement glass and rubber to mount ti can be easily found online. Haven't tested it but have no reason to believe it wonât work.
We tried to take pictures after turning the crank lever so you could see in the photos it is set on different numbers. Has a great art-deco era design. Actually like the vintage look ubt would be a great candidate for restoration! Or you can call and get a quote to your front door and set up inside the home. We will be more than happy ot help. (bert) bennett owned and operated a taxi service and drive-in esrvice station in muskegon. As the owner of the business he was probably responsible for most of the service on the taxicabs. One of the most demanding chores was packing grease in the differentials by hand. He felt there must be a better way to do this. He spotted an ad in an auto magazine for a grease injector. He not only came back with an injector he came back with the whole company. Bert rented some space and started the bennett injector company. During the first four years, sales increased from $33,000 to close to $500,000 and bennett was becoming a very successful company.In 1924, the company moved into larger quarters and the name of the company was changed to bennett pump corporation. yB 1928, it was evident that for further expansion the company needed more capital and the stockholders agreed to sell controlling interest in bennett to service station equipment, ltd. 1928 also saw further expansion by sse. Eoc tireflator was also moved from bryant, ohio to muskegon. In 1932, sse merged with the john wood company, but continued to market their products under the sse name, and did so until 1950. In 1930, bennett made their only visbile pump, the 810.In 1933, ssec (service station equipment company) found it necessary to consolidate because of the depression, and the bennett division was moved to conshohocken, pennsylvania, where water-heating equipment was manufactured. Before it was completed, bert bennett passed away. The combined enterprise of water-heating equipment and gasoline pumps failed to work out and in 1937 the business was brought back to muskegon. During the late 1940s the manufacture of electrical gasoline pumps accounted for over half of the companyâs business and they were the countryâs largest producers of automatic tire-inflating equipment known as the eco. In 1950, the service station equipment company name was dropped and they became known as bennett pump division, of john wood company. Early 1964 saw the acquisition of controlling interests of the john wood company by anthes imperial limited, a canadian corporation. In 1968, molson breweries limited of canada, merged with anthes. In 1984, bennett changed hands again, and became part of compagnie generale des eaux of paris, france. Bennett is still in business today. They operate sister companies, bennett pump company (retail pumps) and bennett commercial pump company (commercial pumps). History found on web regarding the bennett pump company was written by jack sim.
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