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Waywiser by W. Harris and Co.

Waywiser by W. Harris and Co.

1816-1835
Waywiser, British, 1771-1800

Waywiser, British, 1771-1800

1771-1800
Waywiser, British, 1739

Waywiser, British, 1739

1739
Waywiser wheel

Waywiser wheel

1800-1900
Speedometer which also measures trip and total mileage

Speedometer which also measures trip and total mileage

1915-1945
Part of sledge odometer, British Antarctic Expedition, 1900-1910

Part of sledge odometer, British Antarctic Expedition, 1900-1910

1900-1910
Part of Sledge-meter used on the Terra Nova Expedition, 1900-1910

Part of Sledge-meter used on the Terra Nova Expedition, 1900-1910

1900-1910
Waywiser by John Smeaton, England, mid 18th century

Waywiser by John Smeaton

1701-1800
snow sledge odometer, patented, No.25318, by S. Smith & Son Ltd., 9 Strand, London, England 1900-1910. Used with the British Terra Nova Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913.

Sledge-meter used on the Terra Nova Expedition, 1900-1910

1900-1910
Aviation instruments: Impellor, unsigned, connected to a Stop-Watch, unsigned, which is connected to a Distance Meter, by Jules Richard, Paris, France, all three instruments are attached to a two-piece oak frame, from the Replica, of the 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.

Aviation instruments, from Replica 1903 ‘Wright Flyer’ aircraft

1948; 1920-1930
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.

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

1948
'Trumeter', waywiser road measurer by Trumeter Co. Ltd., Manchester, 1968. Calibrated to measure yards.

'Trumeter' Waywiser Road Measurer, 1968

1968
Waywiser, wooden 9 foot wheel, by Elliott Bros., c. 1878

Waywiser, wooden 9 foot wheel

1878
'Trumeter', waywiser road measurer by Trumeter Company Limited, Manchester, 1968. Calibrated to measure yards.

'Trumeter' Waywiser Road Measurer, 1968

1968
Waywiser, 8.5 foot wooden wheel, by J. Sisson, incomplete, 1700-1800

Waywiser, 8.5 foot wooden wheel

1700-1800
Waywiser by W. & S. Jones, early 19th century

Waywiser by W. & S. Jones, early 19th century

1791-1859
Waywiser, iron 8 foot wheel, 1800-1900

Waywiser, iron 8 foot wheel

1800-1900