Meanwhile another fundamental change was underway.<\/p>\n
It was 1933 when the Wayne Tank and Pump Company proposed a new mechanism for indicating the quantity dispensed.<\/p>\n
Instead of being connected to the sphere of the clock-face gauge, the spindle of the measuring chamber set in motion a complex system of clockworks which directed a series of numerated rollers.<\/p>\n
But the novelty doesn’t end here: in addition to indicating the quantity of fuel dispensed, the apparatus also clearly indicated the unit price and the amount due.<\/p>\n
The early life of the contometric display gauge was difficult: competitors boycotted it in every way, not wanting to pay the patent royalties, but in the end they had no choice but to accept it.<\/p>\n
From that moment, the very way in which the motorist expressed himself changed: he no longer asked for ten gallons of gas, but for ten dollars worth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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