Odometer
date: label: date made
content: around 1900
notes: label: Description
content: Established in 1879, the U.S. Geological Survey tested distance measurers to see which best suited their purposes. Those that failed muster were sent to the Smithsonian in 1907. This pendulum odometer is one of those instruments. The inscription under the dial reads “JULIEN P. FRIEZ, BALTIMORE, MD. U.S.A.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Measuring & Mapping
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.247961
label: accession number
content: 47736
label: catalog number
content: 247961
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Odometer
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.5 cm x 12.5 cm; 2 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall in case: 2 5/8 in x 7 in x 6 in; 6.6675 cm x 17.78 cm x 15.24 cm