Traveler

Date1750-1850

MediumIron

DimensionsOverall: 13 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in (34.8 × 13.9 × 1.2cm)
Diameter of wheel: 5 1/2" Circumference of wheel: 17 3/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2015-16 (X)

DescriptionWrought iron traveler with chamfered handle terminating in a loop and forked that the bottom to secure the wheel. Skeletonized wheel traversed by a narrow medial bar which broadens at the center point, through which the axle pin is rivetted.Label TextRolled along a piece of lumber, the traveler gauged long or circumferential dimensions. By counting the revolutions and then multiplying by the wheel’s circumference, an accurate measurement could be achieved.