this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message meter box cover manufactured by ford meter box for new orleans the ford meter box company is a prominent manufacturer of products for the waterworks industry . ford is headquartered in wabash indiana where it also operates a brass foundry . products manufactured there include water meter setting materials valves couplings meter boxes and other fittings for the waterworks industry . ford also has a manufacturing plant in pell city alabama where they manufacture pipe products such as pipe tapping sleeves repair clamps and pipe restraints . ford sells their products in north america as well as worldwide through a network of distributors . ford meter box cover with star and moon emblems ford meter box oblong cover ford meter box was founded by edwin ford who invented the meter box applied for his patent on december 20 1898 . 1 the meter box was invented as a place to install water meters outside of homes that did not have basements . ford s early experimentation found that meters could be installed in pits so that they would be protected from freezing . along with meter boxes ford also began manufacturing meter setting products to put in the meter boxes . ford later expanded their product lines to other materials for the water distribution industry . the company is still a privately held company with ownership partially held by descendants of the founder . references edit the ford meter box story external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the ford meter box company & oldid 678548495 categories manufacturing companies of the united statescompanies based in indianawater industrycompanies established in 1898hidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2007all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 august 2015 at 02 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view