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Counter for Odometer

National Museum of American History
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Object Details

Carmean, W. H.
Description
This worn, rough metal counter has three wheels for tallying numbers up to 999. t once attached to a wheel and recorded rotations, serving as an odometer.
A stamp on the object reads: CARMEAN (/) ANTHONY KS. According to the accession file, it was made by W. H. Carmean, who lived for a time in Hutchinson, Kansas. William H. Carmean is listed in the 1910 U.S. Census as a twenty-four- year-old, Kansas-born resident of Anthony, Kansas. He was not living there in 1900 or 1920, hence the rough date assigned to the object.
According to the donor, an employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the counter and wheel were used in the early days of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, established in 1933. Measures of distance were carried out to help compute acreages.
References:
Accession File.
U.S. Census 1900, 1910, 1920.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Ed Willim, Junior
ca 1910
ID Number
MA.327579
catalog number
327579
accession number
268149
Object Name
counter
Physical Description
plated brass (overall material)
steel (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4.9 cm x 14.7 cm x 8 cm; 1 15/16 in x 5 25/32 in x 3 5/32 in
place made
United States: Kansas, Anthony
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Counters
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National Museum of American History
subject
Mathematics
Record ID
nmah_690547
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-090e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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