Accession No

3746

Brief Description

waywiser by Stanley & Co., 1/2 20th C

Origin

286 High Holborn; London; England

Maker

W.F. Stanley & Co

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass, at least two types of white metal); cloth (canvas, felt); paper; glass; plastic (synthetic rubber)

Dimensions

height 1200mm; handle breadth 525mm; wheel diameter 585mm box length 660mm; breadth 625mm; height 150mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased, 1990.

Inscription

‘Stanley, London.’ (handle)
‘THE VEEDER M’F’G. CO.
HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A.’ (yard counter)
‘MANUFACTURED BY
W.F. STANLEY & CO.
LTD.
286,
HIGH HOLBORN, London, W.C.1.’ (paper label in lid of box)

Description Notes

Brass-rimmed waywiser with white metal spokes and black-painted white metal fork. Yard counter set on side of fork at one end of the axle. Top of fork supports detachable T-bar handle; lower part of this is painted black; synthetic rubber hand grips.
Fitted wooden box with brass hinges and hook fasteners; black-painted carrying handle; canvas strap to keep lid from opening too far; parts of box padded with green felt.

Condition good; complete

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