N° d'objet
52/287
Créateur
Description
This is a mahogany waywiser (or 'perambulator') which has a dial with two hands for measuring yards, furlongs, poles and miles. The handle at the top is missing. It came from either Buckingham or Aylesbury, and probably dates from the late 18th century. It would have been used for estate measuring and the recording of boundaries. It is inscribed 'BANKS 441 Strand London' on the dial.
Description physique
1 waywiser: wood; metal; good condition but handle missingInscription on dial: Banks 441 Strand London
Historique d'archive
Letter, Donor to Mr Higgs, 23 October 1952 - '... I am afraid I cannot tell you a lot about the objects I brought in, except that they all were picked up in the vicinity of Buckingham or Aylesbury. ...'
Lieu de création
Strand [Westminster]
Date
1775-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Période de création
Late-eighteenth century
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14354.tif - High resolution image
