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Odometer

Manufacturer
Inscriptionssur le cadran : SPENCER & PERKINS \ LONDON
Date 1765-1806
Medium / Technique Metal: brass, iron, copper; glass; ceramic: porcelan; skin: leather; fibre: velvet
Pegged, polished, screwed, assembled and paint
DimensionsLength: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.) Thickness: 2.5 cm (1 in.) Diameter: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Weights & Measures T&E
Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1996.15 ab
DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
Not on view

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