You also had home heating oil and, in those days, even kerosene. Plus, the storage tanks on the farm in those days were not nearly as big as the ones now. So a couple hundred gallons might have taken care of more than one delivery.
And Brent, as far as that dial thing , I'm not totally sure...but I think it's a hold over from the days before they had pumps with meters on them. From what I've been told, they used to draw off the fuel or kerosene into 5 gallon cans and carry it to the storage tank. That dial was how they kept track of how many gallons they had delivered.
The shelves could very well have been for boxes or 5 gallon cans of motor oil delivered to the farm.
Last edited by Rich'sToys; 03/19/2009 6:04 PM.
