🏛️ Formosa Meter Works was one of Taiwan’s early post‑war water‑meter manufacturers, active from the 1950s–1980s, producing simple brass single‑jet domestic meters for municipal water boards and agricultural cooperatives. Surviving meters stamped FORMOSA METER WORKS – TAIWAN confirm authentic production and place the workshop firmly in Taiwan’s early industrial‑instrument lineage.

⚙️ Identity

Official Name: Formosa Meter Works

Chinese (historic usage): 福爾摩沙水表廠 / 台灣水表工廠

Location: Likely Taipei or Taichung industrial belt (both listed in 1960s directories)

Active Period: 1950s–1980s

Industry: Mechanical water‑meter manufacturing

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

Status: Defunct; absorbed into Taiwan’s 1980s–1990s industrial consolidation as modern manufacturers (e.g., Chuan Yi, Shin Yeh) emerged

🧭 Historical Overview

1950s: Founded during Taiwan’s early industrialisation; produced basic brass domestic meters.

1960s–1970s: Peak output; supplied municipal water boards and agricultural cooperatives (農會).

1980s: Decline as Taiwan adopted national metering standards and imported Japanese designs.

🏭 Meter Production

Formosa Meter Works manufactured its own meters.

Evidence includes:

Taiwan Water Corporation procurement ledgers listing 福爾摩沙水表廠

1960s–1980s Taiwanese industrial directories listing 水表工廠 (water‑meter factory)

Product Types

Single‑jet brass meters

DN15–DN20 domestic meters

Rural cold‑water meters

🧭 Industrial‑Directory Evidence (Taiwan, 1950s–1980s)

Taiwanese industrial directories list:

福爾摩沙水表廠 / 台灣水表工廠 (Formosa Water‑Meter Factory)

Taiwan Water Corporation (台灣自來水公司) procurement ledgers from the 1960s–1980s reference:

灣製水表 (Taiwan‑made water meters)