Object number
52/287
Creator
Description
A waywiser or 'perambulator' measuring yards, furlongs, poles and miles. Used for measuring and recording of boundaries.
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.
Physical description
1 waywiser: wood; metal; good condition but handle missingInscription on dial: Banks 441 Strand London
Archival history
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. ...'
Production place
Strand [Westminster]
Production date
1775-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Late-eighteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14354.tif - High resolution image
