It seemed that the thirst for gasoline was insatiable, even though more and more was being produced: in 1914 it became the principal product of petroleum refining, percentually overtaking kerosene, thanks to a new process called “cracking.”<\/p>\n
The competition among the producers was becoming stiff, and one began to see the first brand names appearing on the lighted globes.<\/p>\n
The self-measuring pumps required that the customer take the word of the vendor on faith as to the quantity of gasoline dispensed.<\/p>\n
Around 1915, to render the transaction more transparent, a solution foreseen in 1906 with the Tokheim Dome Oil Pump was adopted, whereby a glass vessel was mounted above the hose.<\/p>\n
The pump continued to do the measuring, but the vessel provided a visual control.<\/p>\n
As before, there remained the option of predetermining the quantity by limiting the movement of the cylinder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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