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Hodometer - Wood & Metal, England, circa 1810
Reg. No: ST 030735
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- Summary:
- Primitive form of wooden hodometer or waysider with a metal wheel set in its framework that also contains a measuring dial. The device was used in surveying to measure distance. Made in England, circa 1810.
- Description:
- Hodometer features finely painted black & white dial marked in miles, yards & poles. Brass hands of dial are replacements. Iron rimmed wheel with turned wood spokes. Original painted wooden frame.
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 110 cm (Length), 28 cm (Diameter) |
More information
| Tagged with: | surveying apparatus instruments, hodometers |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, Transport Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | SURVEYING & NAVIGATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Linear - Surveying |
| Tertiary Classification: | (to be classified) |
| Date Made: | England, Great Britain, circa 1810 |
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