Carriage Waywiser, by Johan Anton Wisenpainter, Eichstätt, Late 18th Century

Subject: Surveying
Item type: Object
Makers: Johan Anton Wisenpainter
Primary inscriptions: "Johan Anton Wisenpainter Eichstätt" and arms with two prancing lions surmounted by a crown.
Physical material: Brass; silvered-brass; oak and glass
Object type: Waywiser
Dimensions: Diameter: 130mm
Inventory No: 43338

Description

Brass mechanism in circular oak case; silvered-brass face with six dials recording units 10s, 100s, 1000s, 10,000s and 100,000s.