Odometer
date: label: date made
content: late nineteenth century
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 example—said to be a Keith odometer that counted revolutions of a wagon wheel—is one of those instruments.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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.247955
label: catalog number
content: 247955
label: accession number
content: 47736
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Odometer
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.2 cm x 15.4 cm x 11 cm; 7/8 in x 6 1/16 in x 4 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/16 in x 4 1/8 in x 7/8 in; 15.39875 cm x 10.4775 cm x 2.2225 cm