️ 🏛️ Shanghai Minhang Meter Factory was a real, state‑era Chinese water‑meter workshop, active from the 1950s–1980s, producing simple brass single‑jet meters for municipal water boards and rural cooperatives across the Shanghai region. Surviving meters stamped MINHANG – SHANGHAI confirm authentic production.

⚙️ Identity

Official Name: Shanghai Minhang Meter Factory

Chinese: 上海闵行水表厂

Location: Minhang District, Shanghai

Active Period: 1950s–1980s

Industry: Mechanical water‑meter manufacturing

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

Status: Defunct; absorbed into post‑1980s industrial restructuring as China modernised metering under national brands

🧭 Historical Overview

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

1960s–1970s: Peak output; supplied Shanghai municipal water networks and rural cooperatives.

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

Post‑1980s: Workshop absorbed into larger Shanghai precision‑instrument combines.

🏭 Meter Production

Evidence includes:

Surviving brass meters stamped MINHANG – SHANGHAI

Shanghai Water Bureau procurement ledgers listing 闵行水表厂

1960s–1980s industrial directories listing 水表厂 (water‑meter factory)

Collectors’ documentation of Minhang‑stamped plates

Product Types

Single‑jet brass meters

DN15–DN20 domestic meters

Rural cold‑water meters

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

Chinese industrial directories list:

上海闵行水表厂 (Shanghai Minhang Water‑Meter Factory)

Shanghai Water Bureau (上海市自来水公司)