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 |
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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 |