It was intended for floatplanes, but with this super-long gas line you could fill up your boat with 100 octane gasoline at the water's edge. (And some neighbors did). Town concerns resulted in having the pump removed.
The pump was replaced by a big gasoline tank in a 1-ton pickup's bed!
On the driver's seat was a clipboard where you would post the number of gallons you used and your address. You would—eventually—be sent a bill. (The Honor System until 1997, when the delivery system was again dramatically changed).
This re-photo, from the mid-60s, shows how crowded Winter Harbor could get on a sunny day!
(That's
the truck's door to the left).
