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Waywiser, British, 1739

1739

Speedometer which also measures trip and total mileage

1915-1945

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

1900-1910

Waywiser by W. Harris and Co.

1816-1835

Waywiser, British, 1771-1800

1771-1800

Waywiser wheel

1800-1900

Waywiser by John Smeaton, England, mid 18th century

Waywiser by John Smeaton

1701-1800

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

Waywiser, iron 8 foot wheel, 1800-1900

Waywiser, iron 8 foot wheel

1800-1900

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

Waywiser, wooden 9 foot wheel

1878