Accession No

6020

Brief Description

odometer

Origin

Maker

Class

earth sciences; cartography

Earliest Date

1930

Latest Date

1960

Inscription Date

Material

metal; plastic; paper

Dimensions

length: 118mm; dial diameter: 34mm

Special Collection

Brian Harland collection

Provenance

Donated on or before 11/01/2005.

Inscription

Description Notes

Odometer, with a grooved handle; dial on both sides marked for ‘statute miles’, ‘kilometers’, ‘nautical miles’, ‘1 inch to 1 miles’ on one side; ‘Inches to Miles or Verstes’, ‘Centimeters to Kilometers’ on the other side. Wheel at the bottom of the instrument turns hands. Used by Brian Harland “For measuring distance along any curved line.”

Condition: Good (complete).

References

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