Pedometer by Spencer & Perkins
- Made:
- 1775-1794 in City of London
- maker:
- Spencer & Perkins
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Pedometer or waywiser with fob hook, made by Spencer & Perkins, 1775-1794.
Pedometers counted a wearer’s paces and provided an estimate of distance walked. This pedometer, made by the London watchmaking firm Spencer & Perkins, was hooked over a belt or strap and the user’s steps registered by a weighted mechanism inside the watch case.
While instruments such as these may have had a useful and practical purpose – for example for a landowner to determine quickly the size of their estate – they were also desirable novelties at a time when demand was growing for devices for entertainment and leisure.
Details
- Category:
- Surveying
- Object Number:
- 1916-80
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 250 mm x 57 mm x 12 mm, .108 kg
- type:
- pedometer
- credit:
- Mr. Evan Roberts
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