Vintage fuel nozzles as design elements

**Jon** · Feb 12, 2017, 02:17 PM

One of the more aesthetically valid petroliana trends to surface recently (that means I saw a bunch of them on Pinterest) is the use of a fuel nozzle in designing furniture and fixtures for garages. A healthy variety of nozzles are available on eBay and Etsy, from around $10-$100. It also looks like there are some deals to be had, because many of the for sale descriptions include wording like "I got this at a farm auction; not sure where it's from. $15."

Two of the more common applications are as sink faucets and door handles.

Some faucets. Beautiful with wheel/tire as sink. Extra credit for using the trigger as a soap dispenser. This could easily turn me into a compulsive hand washer.

Some door handles. I wonder if these can be made such that depressing the trigger actuates the door handle mechanism.

Some of the better lamps. Being used to make a lamp is almost a rite of passage for a previously-disregarded but interesting item. Like the idea of using the nozzle trigger to actuate the door handle above, here the trigger can be the light on/off switch.

You have to be careful with the lamps; it's easy for them to come out gimmicky. People are trying to mimic the "dispensing from the nozzle" look, and, done incorrectly, it can make the lamp look slipshod and dangly:

It's difficult to find applications beyond the fuel nozzle design triumvirate of faucet/handle/lamp. But here's a gem: a walking cane, for the distinguished and automotively-inclined gentleman.

You'll need to carefully select the correct nozzle for this application, and might even have to alter it a bit to reduce weight. Small pocket tools can even be stored in the nozzle body, perhaps in a small caddy that's accessible when unscrewing the large hex bolt. Of course a bottle opener can be added with a minor modification. And, it can double as a fearsome set of brass knuckles to give a wallop to a youngun' who won't stop texting. How to use the trigger here? Modify it to dispense emergency spiritous beverages stored in the cane body.

Previously: Toolbox from Chevy Advance Design pickup truck

**Toolmaker51** · Feb 12, 2017, 04:31 PM

Why wait for them to start texting?

toasting the affair with personally dispensed spiritous libations.
Jon, we all enjoy quips you insert at unforeseen intervals. We award you kbalch's 'Best Comment' award in perpetuity.

**Henri** · Feb 13, 2017, 01:48 AM

Love it! Think I'll have to make a plan in my next house...

**Bruce C** · Feb 13, 2017, 06:41 AM

Nice Stuff , I have an old NOS Brass Nozle I think I'm going to put to good use. Thanks for the ideas.

**Jon** · Sep 29, 2018, 10:57 AM

A good place to add a fuel nozzle faucet:

**Jon** · Sep 29, 2018, 08:37 PM

Found the best one yet. By Frsmech.

It's on coilovers:

**ranald** · Oct 1, 2018, 08:47 PM

looking at it, I thought it was in a workshop. In a dwelling; Farrah? Major fawcet.

**ranald** · Oct 1, 2018, 08:53 PM

Dare I say it? WTH.

"Great Knockers" and hand washers.

**Frank S** · Oct 1, 2018, 09:36 PM

Just showed these to the MRS. She said with all of the junk you turn into treasures why haven't you done some of this in your shop?
Jon I think I messed up by showing them to her

**ranald** · Oct 1, 2018, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by Frank S

Just showed these to the MRS. She said with all of the junk you turn into treasures why haven't you done some of this in your shop?
Jon I think I messed up by showing them to her

good excuse to go back to the shop.