Ford V-8 Automobile by a Gas Station Pump, February 1935
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The dial on this gas pump measured the quantity of gasoline dispensed into an automobile. The pump attendant was responsible for determining the total cost to the customer. The first calculating pumps, capable of measuring both quantity and price, appeared in 1933. Their reeled number displays eventually replaced the clock face dial.
The dial on this gas pump measured the quantity of gasoline dispensed into an automobile. The pump attendant was responsible for determining the total cost to the customer. The first calculating pumps, capable of measuring both quantity and price, appeared in 1933. Their reeled number displays eventually replaced the clock face dial.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
28 February 1935
Subject Date
28 February 1935
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.62331
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 11 in
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