Description
Mahogany wheel mounted in frame with a bowed handle fitted with a silvered dial with a case held in place by a copper alloy swing clasp. This records yards, poles, furlongs and miles, up to 10 miles.
Waywiser, by Cary, London, c. 1800
Inventory Number 55468
Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.55468
