THE GAS STATION
MUSEUM IN MILAN
G'day folks,
Today I
learned that in the world of collectibles, gas pumps actually have their
own genre, and it’s called “petroliana“.
If you’re a classic car lover or just love vintage stuff, prepare to freak
out a little bit over the most complete collection of petroliana
anywhere else in the world. Welcome to the Museo
Fisogni.
The Museo
Fisogni started out as a warehouse near Milan, filled with more than
50 years of Guido Fisogni’s passion for collecting and restoring anything
belonging to the history of the petrol station. In the early sixties, Guido
chanced upon an an old five-litre, double-vessel Bergomi gasoline pump,
abandoned in a sand quarry, in pitiable condition.
“I decided
immediately to recuperate and restore it, and since that moment … work and
hobby now intermingled, I have been able to put together a collection which the
experts of industrial art judge to be unique and particularly rich.”
The unique
Fisogni Museum of the Petrol Stations, now holds than 5000 pieces of
industrial archaeology collected by Guido, including petrol pumps, globes, gas
containers, advertising boards for roads and locations, air compressors, fire
extinguishers, tools, gadgets, toys, photographs and more.
Funnily enough,
the only thing the museum doesn’t have is gas for your car.
It’s amazing to
think about how to most people, this stuff was just a bunch of greasy junk
they’d rather not have to put their hands on. Nowadays, you can’t get your
hands on pieces like these for less than a small fortune.
Clancy's comment: What will they collect next?
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