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Scientific American, Vol. 100, No. 5 (January 1909) (1909)

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GER B. WHITMAN. two wheels actuates the counting mechanism, that When the taximeter was first introduced into New arity im the reading and possible misuse of one may York city, the cab-using portion of the population was more or less familiar with its workings through hear- say, and expected at… … the charge for the mileage covered, or for the time which the vehicle has been kept waiting. A separate Rear and front views of the Jones taximeter. dial charges the cost of carrying luggage, and the fig- ures on this are to be added to those on the principal dial to obtain the total charge. In at…

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