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Originally Posted by crazyhorse
With a glass bowl?
I'd guess it dates back to the 30's early 40's. By the 50's they were in thier final places on the engines, cam driven & on the lower side of the engine. Also by then, they were all metal.
A pic would be helpful, I could likely I.D. it.
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Spot on.
In particular, many British cars had a cam operated fuel pump incorporating a filter with an easily removed glass bowl, so that collected debris was visible.
These sensible designs also usually also incorporated a hand lever, to facilitate priming the carburetor, as well as testing for fuel flow.