Quote Originally Posted by Oggwyn Trench View Post

Any one remember the old glass pumps , a horizontal glass cylinder filled with beer on the bar top , a chrome lever dispenced the beer , a pull to the right for a half then the other way to make it a pint , used to be common in Wem Ales pubs around here .
Those glass cylinders with a moving diaphragm measuring a half at a time were very common in the Black Country when I was a student in the mid 70's.Mainly Banks's and Hanson's pubs, but I seem to remember that some M&B beers were dispensed via a glass globe.It really was a case of taking a look before you buy.