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- Cyclometer, circa 1725 -
- circa 1725
- Collections - Artifact
Cyclometer, circa 1725
- Ritchie Cyclometer, 1881-1890 - A cyclometer tells cyclists how far they have traveled. Cyclists placed this brass and steel device on the axle of their high-wheel vehicles. A magnet within the sealed case revolved with the turning axle and moved a needle. This cyclometer, invented by Edward S. Ritchie, was produced by the Pope Manufacturing Company, a leading bicycle maker in the late 1800s.
- 1881-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Ritchie Cyclometer, 1881-1890
A cyclometer tells cyclists how far they have traveled. Cyclists placed this brass and steel device on the axle of their high-wheel vehicles. A magnet within the sealed case revolved with the turning axle and moved a needle. This cyclometer, invented by Edward S. Ritchie, was produced by the Pope Manufacturing Company, a leading bicycle maker in the late 1800s.