Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Obtained a windmill pump today it is an okla pump and mfg Oklahoma city. Anybody know anything about this pump

Is it a Dempster pump? They put your company name on them if you bought a certain number of them.

Had gear type handle on pump part. Missing handle was set under a woodmanse mill

Windy no markings of manufacture other than the "okla pump & mfg Oklahoma city" embossed on side. what do you think

Let me do some checking today.

The pump is almost identical to my Ward Pump Co. made in Rockford Il. The gear head design is the same a little different where handle mounts. I'll take a picture later and post it!

Maybe they made just enough changes so they avoided Patent issues.

Ok. I can't find anywhere where they actually make pumps here. However, there were places that sold them. Here's what I found. Cook Supply sold Aermotor stuff. Chamberlin Supply Co sold H/A items. Dempster had a branch house in OKC. Mideke Supply Co in OKC during the 30's sold Elgin Windmill Co items.
Peerless-Oklahoma Co in OKC Sold Fairbury items.

There were probably others. I know there was a place in Enid that sold Monitor mills etc. The name slips me at the moment, but I have tails with the name on it. Also, I have 2 pumps that have Meno Hdwre, Meno Okla on them, and I know of 2 that have Ames Hdwre, Ames Okla on them also. They are Dempster pumps. I also have restored one that said Okeene Hdwre, Okeene Okla.

That's all I can find.

Thanks windy. i couldn't find anything on the manufacturer either. You would think a company that had their name cast on a pump would have records somewhere.

You might check the tower legs real close. A lot of times the dealers name is on there. Maybe that would help. Other than that, I'm as far in the woods as you are on this one.