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Object type

measuring instrument

Materials

metals

Theme

travel, exploration and research

Legend

Pedometer by Negretti and Zambra, London. A pedometer records the number of steps, which determines a distance, by converting it into units of measure.
This item belonged to the traveller Henry M. Stanley (1841-1904), and is now part of the Henry M. Stanley Collection of Memorabilia, that his son Denzil M. Stanley donated to the Museum in 1954. Along with other objects, it records Stanley's travels in Africa, and the Victorian era.

Place of production

Western Europe

Original owner

Henry Morton Stanley (°1841 - †1904)

Date of acquisition

1954-08-18

Dimensions

5 cm

Inventory number

HO.1954.72.30




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