Drayton Valley Alberta Souvenir Teaspoon Tea Spoon Oil Field Pump Jack 4-1/4"
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : Next Day
- Brand : None
- ID# : 119950940
- Barcode : None
- Start : Sat 31 May 2025 20:36:14 (EDT)
- Close : Mon 30 Jun 2025 20:36:14 (EDT)
- Remain :
Seller's Description
Drayton Valley Alberta Souvenir Teaspoon Tea Spoon Oil Field Pumpjack 4-1/4"
I acquired this spoon from an estate sale.
The spoon is topped with a 3 dimensional oil field (or oilwell) pumpjack also known as a nodding donkey, pumping unit, horsehead pump, rocking horse, beam pump, dinosaur, sucker rod pump (SRP), grasshopper pump, thirsty bird, or jack pump.
The bowl of the spoon is engraved: Drayton Valley, Alberta
There is no manufacture name or location on the spoon.
The spoon measures 4-1/4 inches (10.9 cm) long X 13/16 inch (2 cm) wide (At the widest part of the spoon bowl and the spoon top). The pumpjack measures 11/16 X 1-1/16 Inch (1.7 X 2.7 cm).
Drayton Valley is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), approximately 133 kilometres (83 mi) southwest of Edmonton. It is surrounded by Brazeau County, which is known for its vast oil fields.
A pumpjack (also called nodding donkey, pumping unit, horsehead pump, rocking horse, beam pump, dinosaur, sucker rod pump (SRP), grasshopper pump, thirsty bird, or jack pump) is the overground drive for a reciprocating piston pump in an oil well.
It is used to mechanically lift liquid out of the well if there is not enough bottom hole pressure for the liquid to flow all the way to the surface. The arrangement is commonly used for onshore wells producing little oil. Pumpjacks are common in oil-rich areas.
Depending on the size of the pump, it generally produces 5 to 40 litres of liquid at each stroke. Often this is an emulsion of crude oil and water. Pump size is also determined by the depth and weight of the oil to remove, with deeper extraction requiring more power to move the increased weight of the discharge column (discharge head).
A pumpjack converts the rotary mechanism of the motor to a vertical reciprocating motion to drive the pump shaft, and is exhibited in the characteristic nodding motion. The engineering term for this type of mechanism is a walking beam. It was often employed in stationary and marine steam engine designs in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The pictures on this listing are of the collector spoon that I am selling. No Stock photos here, what you see is what you are buying.
The spoon is stored in a baggie and will be shipped in the baggie, in a padded envelope.
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Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 119950940 |
| Start Time | Sat 31 May 2025 20:36:14 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Mon 30 Jun 2025 20:36:14 (EDT) |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 4855 |
| Dispatch Time | Next Day |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | Canada |
| Auto Extend | No |
