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Map measure of the month- Morris’s Patent Chartometer, without totaliser

This month's instrument is attractive, awkward to use and full of faults. The design was later refined and led the way for many manufacturers of similar map measures.

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Map measure of the month: McDonald’s Roller Ruler

McDonald's Roller Ruler/Règle Circulaire is a simple card measure that helped introduce children to tracking and measuring a line.

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Map measure of the month: Munn’s Map Measurer and Compass

Produced by a London jeweller specifically for cyclists in the 1890s, this little fob instrument bought together two useful functions

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Map measure of the month: Silva baseplate compasses, with scale slides

Silva are one of the most respected manufacturers of compasses. Included on some of their baseplate models is a handy exchangeable map measuring scale.

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Map measure of the month: Suunto A-40 compass

This baseplate compass from Suunto includes a novel little addition; a small tracking wheel for measuring distances on scale maps.

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Map measure of the month: Ronald McDonald curvimetre

Two pieces of moulded plastic, that introduced children to the notion of measuring a line with a circular wheel. While at the same time pushing brand awareness on to them.

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Map measure of the month: ADAC Kilometerzähler

This month's example is a fun little measure made especially for use with road atlases produced by the ADAC breakdown service

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Map measure of the month: Carl Brenske’s Marsch-Zirkel

Invented by a German army officer, the Marsch-Zirkel dividers could be used to calculate how long infantry and cavalry would take to cover a measured distance on a map.

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Map measure of the month: the Corriere dei Piccoli chilometrometro

This months measure was a gift with one of the most successful of Italian comics. It is cheap, is simple to make and, most importantly, introduced children to the wonderful world of maps and working with them.

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Map measure of the month: Ecobra pocket dividers

This month's map measure is from a German firm that manufactured almost exclusively for one of the largest US importers of drawing and surveying instruments.

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Map measure of the month: ‘Wanderer’ Route Marker No. 1114, with compass.

This months map measure is an uncommon combination instrument that brings together various functions, but ultimately fails as a collective.

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Map measure of the month: Roulette métrique brevetée S.G.D.G

This month's measure is a French made opisometer capable of measuring centimetres and lines on kilometre scale maps

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Map measure of the month: Henri Chatelain’s twenty-five inch to one mile measure

This month's measure is a bit of an oddity. It is made specifically for large scale maps and measures at 25.344" scale, also known as twenty-five inch to one mile. It was primarily used by governmental organisations, landowners, estate agents, solicitors, and those engaged in land management.

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Long Distance Trails, lightweight backpacking and gear, map measures and anything outdoorsy

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Map measure of the month- Morris’s Patent Chartometer, without totaliser

Map measure of the month: McDonald’s Roller Ruler

Map measure of the month: Munn’s Map Measurer and Compass

Map measure of the month: Silva baseplate compasses, with scale slides

Map measure of the month: Suunto A-40 compass

Map measure of the month: Ronald McDonald curvimetre

Map measure of the month: ADAC Kilometerzähler

Map measure of the month: Carl Brenske’s Marsch-Zirkel

Map measure of the month: the Corriere dei Piccoli chilometrometro

Map measure of the month: Ecobra pocket dividers

Map measure of the month: ‘Wanderer’ Route Marker No. 1114, with compass.

Map measure of the month: Roulette métrique brevetée S.G.D.G

Map measure of the month: Henri Chatelain’s twenty-five inch to one mile measure

Map measure of the month: a mystery opisometer

Map measure of the month: Morris’s ‘Patent Cartomètrè’

Map measure of the month: “Made in Japan”- a Chadwick-Miller / Fedtro / Stesco combination map measure

Map measure of the month: Aristo 1323 Fächermaßstab

Map measure of the month: Henri Burnat No. 61 TP ‘Special Grand Modèle’

Map measure of the month: Krasnogorsk Mechanical Works curvimeter

Map measure of the month: Sakurai two-sided curvimeter