Oberdorfer Pumps Corporation has a rich history of quality, ingenuity and service. The pump department of Oberdorfer Foundries was formed in 1890 when Moses L. Oberdorfer began manufacturing bronze pumps in a small factory on East Water Street in Syracuse, NY. Oberdorfer pumps were used to provide oil for lubrication of the engine cylinder walls for the very early automobile, aircraft and motor boat industries.