Awesome Tecalemit England Vintage 1950s Grease Gun Large 50cm Long

AN AWESOME PIECE OF AUTOMOBILE MEMORIBILIA. A HUGE 50CM LONG TECALAMIT ENGLAND GREASE GUN.
 
Early grease guns by Tecalemit were standard issue for many vintage British Motorbikes (including makes like BSA, Ariel and Norton) and cars (like Jaguar). As I understand it, Tecalemit was a French Lubrication equipment company that set up a factory in the UK, which then became the main factory and clearly the supplier of Grease Nipples and Grease Guns for SS Jaguar tool kits.
 
The origins of the grease gun go back to 1916 and a boy named Arthur Gullborg working in his fathers factory, the Alemite Die Casting and Manufacturing Co. in Chicago. His job was to fill the grease and oil cups of all the machinery. He thought his bicycle tire pump could do this job faster by pumping the lube in under pressure, and convinced his father to make screw fittings that would take the place of the cups. The idea prospered, by 1918 they had a big customer in White Motor Trucks for the US Army, and the word spread.
 
SIZE: 50CM LONG
 
CONDITION: IN USED VINTAGE CONDITION. SEEM TO STILL HAVE GREASE INSIDE AND TO BE IN WORKING CONDITION. IF SOME RESTORATION NEEDED HERE IS A NICE LINK TO A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF HOW TO RESTORE SUCH A GREASE GUN.  
 
MARKINGS: 138 TECALEMIT GF ENGLAND
 
TECALEMIT (1922-present):
Tecalemit, has a rich history and established reputation and has been a long-term provider of garage equipment, diagnostic tools, and services in the UK since 1922.
Emile Piquerez designed a lubrication system with a simple coupler clip, which was sold under the Techla brand. With Joseph Christe, who was the European distributor for the American company Alemite, they traded Piquerezs patents in exchange for theirs for use in Europe. Officially established in Paris in May 1922, this was the beginning of the company known as Tecalemit. The name Tecalemit, a blend of Techla and Alemite, was created to remind buyers that they could find products of both brands from this new company.
Tecalemit has been helping garages and workshops provide a superior service to motorists since the 1920s. They have achieved a worldwide reputation for supplying a comprehensive range of quality vehicle servicing and testing equipment for motorcycles, cars and commercial vehicles for over 100 years.
 
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