distance and velocity recorder

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Description:

Georg Gőbel, a machinist in Darmstadt, Germany, obtained a U.S. patent for a distance and velocity recorder in 1878. This is the model he submitted with his patent application. The inscription on the dial reads "Gobel's Patent."

Ref: Georg Gobel, “Distance and Velocity Recorder,” U.S. Patent 202,433 (April 16, 1878).

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.308960Accession Number: 89797Patent Number: 202,433Catalog Number: 308960

Object Name: distance and velocity recorderObject Type: Patent Model

Measurements: overall: 11 in x 11 in x 7 in; 27.94 cm x 27.94 cm x 17.78 cmoverall: 10 7/8 in x 11 in x 7 in; 27.6225 cm x 27.94 cm x 17.78 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3c97-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1393125

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