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Gilt English Pedometer

£1,750.00

A late 18th Century English pedometer in a gilt consular case.  Brass mechanism with star wheel and rocking bar actuated by a chain attached to a pulley. Sprung friction device compensating for large movements of the clip.  Each step taken by the wearer advances the hand by one division.  Signed white enamel dial the centre hand marked to one hundred steps.  The two subsidiaries marked for one mile and twelve miles, Arabic numerals, fine blue steel hands.  Gilt metal case, long hinged gilt bar and chain.

The marking on the dial indicate this pedometer was intended to be used on horseback.  Spencer and Perkins,  London (Snow Hill) - Pedometer in the Guildhall Museum

Technical Specifications

Reference Number
A9465
Circa
1790
Signature
Spencer and Perkins
A late 18th Century English pedometer in a gilt consular case.
Diameter   55 mm         
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