Waywiser

Mahogany frame and wheels with brass fittings. Iron shoes on wheels. Two six-spoked wheels supporting a box containing the Wiser mechanism, finely engraved with concentric circles for Chains, links, yards, poles, miles and furlongs, pierced steel hands, wooden handles with folding strut and brass wing screws.

Object Details

ID: NAV1477
Type: Waywiser
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Martin, Benjamin
Date made: circa 1750
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 520 x 930 x 1330 mm