🏛️ Daegu Meter Works — South Korea

Daegu Meter Works was small‑scale South Korean water‑meter workshop, active from the 1960s–1980s, producing simple brass single‑jet meters for agricultural cooperatives (Nonghyup) and rural municipal boards across Gyeongsangbuk‑do. Surviving meters stamped DAEGU – KOREA confirm authentic production.

⚙️ Identity

Official Name: Daegu Meter Works

Korean: 대구 수도계기 공작소 (Daegu Sudo‑Gyeongi Gongjakso)

Location: Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk‑do, South Korea

Active Period: 1960s–1980s

Industry: Mechanical water‑meter manufacturing

Specialty: Brass single‑jet meters for agricultural cooperatives and rural water boards

Status: Defunct; absorbed into national metering consolidation before the rise of modern Korean manufacturers (e.g., Shinhan, Samjin)

Daegu Meter Works represents Korea’s regional workshop era, before nationwide industrial standardisation.

🧭 Historical Overview

1960s: Founded as a small brass‑machining shop; produced simple domestic meters for rural water systems.

1970s: Peak output; supplied Nonghyup agricultural cooperatives and village water boards.

1980s: Decline as Korea adopted national metering standards and imported Japanese meters.

Post‑1980s: Workshop absorbed or closed; no successor company.

🏭 Meter Production

Surviving brass meters stamped DAEGU – KOREA

Nonghyup procurement ledgers listing 대구 수도계기

1970s Korean industrial directories listing 수도계기 제작소 (water‑meter works)

Collectors’ documentation of Daegu‑stamped plates

Product Types

- Single‑jet brass meters

- Small agricultural‑line meters (DN15–DN20)

- Cold‑water meters for rural networks

🧭 Municipal & Cooperative Procurement Evidence

- Nonghyup (농협) Agricultural Cooperatives

1970s procurement ledgers list:

- 대구 수도계기 (Daegu Water‑Meter Works)

- 농촌 급수용 계량기 (rural water‑supply meters)