Gas Pump

Historic North Battleford Gas Pump on Display at WDM Saskatoon

On display in the WDM Saskatoon is this gas pump, the first one installed in North Battleford. It was used at Bower’s General Store on King Street and would deliver one gallon of fuel for each stroke of the hand crank.

In the early 1920s, it was purchased by H. M. Harrison and used on his farm near Baljennie. He used it both for pumping his own gas and sold gas to customers of the post office and grocery store he operated on his land.

The University of Saskatchewan purchased it in 1940 and installed near the Engineering Building. While on campus, it was broken into twice and had the tally tachometer stolen. It was eventually uninstalled and was donated to the WDM sometime before 1970.