Cycle odometer on stand, from Replica 1903 'Wright Flyer'

PART OF:
Replica, 1903 ‘Wright Flyer’ aircraft and six removed components
Made:
1948 in Hatfield
maker:
The de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School

Cycle odometer, on steel stand affixed to mahogany base, from Replica 1903 'Wright Flyer' aircraft, by The de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, 1948. The actual 1903 ‘Wright Flyer’: - designed and built by the Wright Brothers: Orville and Wilbur, achieved the world’s first successful heavier-than-air powered flight, on 17th December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States.

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1948-268/7
Materials:
aluminium alloy, steel (metal), bakelite, paint and mahogany (wood)
type:
odometer, stand - support furniture and component - object
credit:
The de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School