Eco Model 90 Series Air Meter

This is the Air Meter everyone remembers, circa 1950. To operate this air meter, you set the pressure by turning the handle, put the chuck on the tire stem; the bell started ringing and the tire filled. Thousands of these were sold, but now most of them are gone.

This pedestal air meter was not run on electricity, but by air pressure. When the hose was lifted from the hook, the mechanism opened, allowing the air to flow. When the chuck was placed on the valve stem of the tire, the air was sent into the tire. It stopped and read the pressure of the tire to monitor the amount of air in the tire. If it was not the same as the pressure that had been set, it would continue to pump in air. Each time it did this, a bell rang.

This pump was restored by Vintage Vending. It is not for sale.

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