Domestic & Everyday Machines
Parking meter
A parking meter measures paid parking time through a timing mechanism linked to payment. Mechanical coin-operated examples brought clockwork regulation into the management of urban streets.
About this artifact
A parking meter measures paid parking time through a timing mechanism linked to payment. Mechanical coin-operated examples brought clockwork regulation into the management of urban streets.
Sources & image credits
Historical photograph, illustration or documented physical example; the source caption identifies the depicted object.
Image: Parking meter-1940.jpg
Creator: Los Angeles Daily News
License: CC BY 4.0
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