Park-O-Meter Parking Meter, circa 1958
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The first parking meters, installed in Oklahoma City in 1935, were invented by newspaper editor and local traffic commissioner Carl Magee. He produced his own design after enlisting the help of engineering professors and students at nearby Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Oklahoma State University). Then he founded Magee-Hale Park-O-Meter Company to manufacture the meters.
The first parking meters, installed in Oklahoma City in 1935, were invented by newspaper editor and local traffic commissioner Carl Magee. He produced his own design after enlisting the help of engineering professors and students at nearby Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Oklahoma State University). Then he founded Magee-Hale Park-O-Meter Company to manufacture the meters.
Artifact
Parking meter
Date Made
1953-1963
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
79.17.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of City of Detroit Meter Shop.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Color
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 20.5 in (Meter only (not mounting pole))
Width: 7.25 in
Length: 3.75 in (thickness)
Inscriptions
Center decal: INSERT COINS IN SLOT AT RIGHT / PARK-O-METER / FOR POLICE REGULATION SEE OTHER SIDE On right at coin slot: COIN (within arrow) At top of dial: LIMIT 1 HOUR On orange decal on dial: NO PENNIES
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