NOVEL PETROL PUMPS
SHILLING IN THE SLOT “Shilling-in-the-slot” petrol pumps are actually installed and working in England. The principles are the same, mechanically, as those of a match-vending machine. It measures and delivers a set quantity of petrol for a shilling, and the mechanism cannot be operated until the money is inserted. A handy accessory would be an automatic money-changing machine, to keep it company, and come to the help of the motorist who arrived with a pocket full of florins and only a pint of petrol in the tank
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19270705.2.142.11
Bibliographic details
Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 88, 5 July 1927, Page 12
Word Count
90NOVEL PETROL PUMPS Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 88, 5 July 1927, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Sun (Auckland). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.