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- Elevator Supply & Repair Co. Elevator Travel Recorder, circa 1915 -
- circa 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Elevator Supply & Repair Co. Elevator Travel Recorder, circa 1915
- Stagecoach Odometer, 1879 - This stagecoach odometer, built by San Francisco inventor John Roach in 1879, counted wheel revolutions to register the distance a coach traveled. Stagecoach lines used the information to calculate speed and how much to pay operators. The odometer was secured on the wheel hub and protected by a leather cover.
- 1879
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Stagecoach Odometer, 1879
This stagecoach odometer, built by San Francisco inventor John Roach in 1879, counted wheel revolutions to register the distance a coach traveled. Stagecoach lines used the information to calculate speed and how much to pay operators. The odometer was secured on the wheel hub and protected by a leather cover.
- Warner Auto-Meter Speedometer, Prototype, 1904 - Brothers Arthur and Charles Warner developed their "auto-meter," or speedometer, in the early years of the 1900s. Speedometers in these first automotive days were optional equipment. Many motorists, however, found them useful as vehicle speeds increased. During the 1910s, speedometers became standard on many cars, and the brothers' creation was a leading type.
- 1904
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Warner Auto-Meter Speedometer, Prototype, 1904
Brothers Arthur and Charles Warner developed their "auto-meter," or speedometer, in the early years of the 1900s. Speedometers in these first automotive days were optional equipment. Many motorists, however, found them useful as vehicle speeds increased. During the 1910s, speedometers became standard on many cars, and the brothers' creation was a leading type.
- Speedometer and Mileage Recorder, circa 1910 - 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.
- circa 1910
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Speedometer and Mileage Recorder, circa 1910
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.
- Warner Auto-Meter Speedometer, 1908 - Brothers Arthur and Charles Warner developed their "auto-meter," or speedometer, in the early years of the 1900s. Speedometers in these first automotive days were optional equipment. Many motorists, however, found them useful as vehicle speeds increased. During the 1910s, speedometers became standard on many cars, and the brothers' creation was a leading type.
- 1908
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Warner Auto-Meter Speedometer, 1908
Brothers Arthur and Charles Warner developed their "auto-meter," or speedometer, in the early years of the 1900s. Speedometers in these first automotive days were optional equipment. Many motorists, however, found them useful as vehicle speeds increased. During the 1910s, speedometers became standard on many cars, and the brothers' creation was a leading type.
- Magnetic Automobile Speedometer, 1925-1934 - This speedometer looks different from today's dashboard models, though it provides the driver the same needed information. Speedometers used a spinning magnet to push a needle or turn a dial as in this model. Most of today's electronic speedometers use vehicle speed sensors to provide the same information.
- 1925-1934
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Magnetic Automobile Speedometer, 1925-1934
This speedometer looks different from today's dashboard models, though it provides the driver the same needed information. Speedometers used a spinning magnet to push a needle or turn a dial as in this model. Most of today's electronic speedometers use vehicle speed sensors to provide the same information.