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
Waywiser, 8.5 foot wooden wheel, by J. Sisson, incomplete, 1700-1800 Waywiser, 8.5 foot wooden wheel 1700-1800
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
'Trumeter', waywiser road measurer by Trumeter Co. Ltd., Manchester, 1968. Calibrated to measure yards. 'Trumeter' Waywiser Road Measurer, 1968 1968
Waywiser by W. & S. Jones, early 19th century Waywiser by W. & S. Jones, early 19th century 1791-1859