Cyclometer

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OBJECT TYPE: SAFETY/AXLE MOUNTED/30 IN. WHEEL
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0283.001

MANUFACTURER: New York Standard Watch Co.
MODEL: 2
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NICKEL PLATED BRASS CASING/ ENAMELED FACE/ GLASS/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 2.2 cm
Width: 6.7 cm
Height: 5.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: New York
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: RECORDS WHEELS REVOLUTIONS & SO MEASURES DISTANCE COVERED
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FACE IN BLACK IS: '100ths OF A MILE/ HUND'S TENS UNITS/ THOU'S/ N.Y. STANDARD WATCH CO.'/ STAMPED INTO BACK IS: 'PAT./ APRIL 23, 95/ 30"'/ ON ORIGINAL BOX FACE IN BLACK IS: 'Standard Cyclometer/ For Bicycles./ Made by the/ N.Y. Standard Watch Co.11 John St., N.Y.'/ IN RED ON SIDE OF BOX IS: 'No.2/ 30 in. Wheel'/ DIRECTIONS FOR ATTACHING TO BICYCLE ARE FOUND ON UNDERSIDE OF BOX & DIRECTIONS FOR RETURNING FOR REPAIRS FOUND ON INSIDE OF BOX LID
Missing: PARTS OF ORIGINAL PACKAGING/ STRIKER
Finish: WORN CASE OF PLATED METAL WITH BRASS BELOW VISIBLE/ WHITE FACE WITH BLACK MARKINGS/ SOILED YELLOW BOX
Decoration: ON ORIGINAL BOX TOP IS A DEPICTION OF A BICYCLE'S FRONT FORK WITH CYCLOMETER ATTACHED, DONE IN BLACK ON YELLOW BACKGROUND

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New York Standard Watch Co., Cyclometer, circa 1895, Artifact no. 1981.0283, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0283.001/

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