Speedometer and Mileage Recorder, circa 1910
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Artifact Overview
Speedometers were optional equipment for early automobiles. Motorists however found them useful and during the 1910s they became standard on many vehicles. The instrument calculated a vehicle's speed, and with an accompanying odometer let drivers know how far they had traveled. This circa 1910 Stewart and Clark speedometer has a mileage and trip odometer made by Veeder Manufacturing Company.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Speedometer
Date Made
circa 1910
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Speedometer made by Stewart & Clark Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois; odometer made by Veeder Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.4.3878
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Color
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.125 in
Width: 5.125 in
Depth: 5 in
Inscriptions
Stamped onto odometer: PATENTED / VEEDER / OCT. 22 1895 / THE VEEDER MFG. CO. / HARTFORD CONN. U.S.A.
On speedometer dial face: MILES PER HOUR / 0-50 / STEWART / SPEEDOMETER-MILEAGE RECORDER / STEWART & CLARK MFG. CO. / CHICAGO. U.S.A. / PATENTED
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