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Museum purchase, 1999.62.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Cyclometer
Museum purchase, 1999.62.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain

Cyclometer

Date1901
MediumChromium-plated steel, brass, plastic, glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 1 1/2 x 7/8 x 1 1/8in. (3.8 x 2.2 x 2.9cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionSmall cyclometer, or counter, that could be bolted to a bicycle to calculate mileage.
Object number1999.62.0
MarkingsOn the side of the meter: "THE VEEDER MFG. CO./ PATENTED / OCT. 22. 1895 / JUN 18, 1901 / VEEDER / HARTFORD, CONN. / M28S"
Subject Terms
    On View
    On view
    Cyclometer
    The Veeder Manufacturing Company
    about 1900-1910
    Toy Peddler's Wagon
    Stevens & Brown Manufacturing Co.
    about 1870
    Museum purchase, 1999.60.0.1   Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical…
    Chase Brass & Copper Co.
    about 1936
    Gift of David C. Amerling, 2024.63.2a-b, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, …
    Manning Bowman Company
    c. 1929-1932
    Gift of David C. Amerling, 2024.63.3a-b, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, …
    Manning Bowman Company
    c. 1929-1932
    1997.83.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Bill Savitt
    Fasteners
    William Prym, Incorporated
    1960s
    Gift of Frederick Banuelos, 2024.30.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, No…
    The Veeder Manufacturing Company
    patented October 3, 1899
    Gift of David C. Amerling, 2024.63.4a-c, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, …
    The American Thermos Bottle Co.
    c. 1910-1940