Traveler

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Traveler

Description

A traveler was used as a measuring device. The user would hold the handle and roll the wheel along a distance to either measure a distance or replicate a distance or circumference (such as a wagon wheel) by counting the revolutions of a notch on the traveler's wheel.

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Vance Birthplace

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Citation

“Traveler,” Cabin Construction at Vance Birthplace, accessed November 9, 2025, https://vbcabinconstruction.omeka.net/items/show/41.