Ohmer fare register
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The Ohmer fare register was, in various models, a mechanical device for registering and recording the fares of passengers on streetcars, bus
es and taxi
s in the early 20th century. It was invented and improved by members and employees of the Ohmer family of Dayton, Ohio, especially John F. Ohmer who founded the Ohmer Fare Register Company in 1898, and his brother Wilfred I. Ohmer of the Recording and Computing Machines Company of Dayton, Ohio
. This latter company employed up to 9,000 people at one time and was a major manufacturer of precision equipment during World War I
. It was subsequently renamed the Ohmer Corporation and in 1949, acquired by Rockwell Manufacturing.
Fare registers on city buses were replaced by fare boxes by the middle of the 20th century, and today by ticket or card machines. Ohmer fare registers can be found in use and on display at trolley museums throughout the U.S.
A station on the Sacramento Northern line through Concord, California
, was called "Ohmer
", named for the Ohmer company and its fare register. The site is now occupied by the North Concord/Martinez Station
of the Bay Area Rapid Transit
system.
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es and taxi
Taxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
s in the early 20th century. It was invented and improved by members and employees of the Ohmer family of Dayton, Ohio, especially John F. Ohmer who founded the Ohmer Fare Register Company in 1898, and his brother Wilfred I. Ohmer of the Recording and Computing Machines Company of Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
. This latter company employed up to 9,000 people at one time and was a major manufacturer of precision equipment during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It was subsequently renamed the Ohmer Corporation and in 1949, acquired by Rockwell Manufacturing.
Fare registers on city buses were replaced by fare boxes by the middle of the 20th century, and today by ticket or card machines. Ohmer fare registers can be found in use and on display at trolley museums throughout the U.S.
A station on the Sacramento Northern line through Concord, California
Concord, California
Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 122,067. Originally founded in 1869 as the community of Todos Santos by Salvio Pacheco, the name was changed to Concord within months...
, was called "Ohmer
Ohmer, California
Ohmer is a former settlement in Contra Costa County, California. It was located on the Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Railroad east of Martinez, at an elevation of 62 feet . It still appeared on maps as of 1947....
", named for the Ohmer company and its fare register. The site is now occupied by the North Concord/Martinez Station
North Concord/Martinez (BART station)
North Concord/Martinez is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station that serves the cities of Concord and Martinez, California. The station itself is in the northern part of Concord...
of the Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 44 stations in four counties...
system.