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Taxicab meter

Regulations, then as now, govern hours of service and also fares, with a basic fare plus a sliding scale for time and distance.

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Summary

: J4098

: Industrial and Maritime History

: measuring instrument

: Alloy bodied taximeter made by Aron Taximeter Ltd and used on early taxis in Bristol about 1920

Taxicab meter

Current Location

On Display at M Shed, Bristol Places Gallery

: Aron Taximeter Ltd.

: London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe

: 80A Salusbury Road, NW

: 1912 (pre)

: c1920

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