Antique Motoring Travel Chrome Benton & Stone Birmingham Enots Distance Finder Prov Patent 1930

Item - Antique 1930 Provisional Patent Enots Distance Finder produced by Benton & Stone of Birmingham, England as used by Motorists in the 1930s.

This handy device works by moving the dials on the side to the relevant location (151 printed on the blind - full list below), the top one moves clockwise to make the blind within go upwards and the bottom one moves anti-clockwise to take the blind downwards; once the location is chosen you can then read the mileage against the locations stamped to the front (Please See All Pics)..

Locations printed on the blind -  Aberdeen, Aberystwyth, Aldershot, Ayr, Bala, Banbury, Bangor, Barmouth, Barrow, Bath, Bedford, Bettws-y-Coed, Birmingham, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bournemouth, Brecon, Bridgnorth, Brighton, Bristol, Buckingham, Bude, Burnley, Bury St. Edmunds, Buxton, Callander, Cambridge, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carnarvon, Chatham, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chester, Church Stretton, Clacton-On-Sea, Colchester, Corwen, Coventry, Crewe, Cromer, Darlington, Derby, Doncaster, Dumfries, Dundee, Durham, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Ely, Evesham, Exeter, Falmouth, Fishguard, Folkestone, Glasgow, Gleneagles, Gloucester, Grantham, Guildford, Harrogate, Harwich, Hereford, Holyhead, Hoylake, Huddersfield, Hull, Ilfracombe, Inverness, Ipswich, John O'Groats, Keighley, Kendal, Keswick, Kidderminster, Kings' Lynn, Lands End, Launceston, Leeds, Leicester, Lichfield, Lincoln, Liverpool, Llandrinded W, Llandudno, London, Loughborogh, Luton, Malton, Malvern, Manchester, Mansfield, Margate, Matlock, Merthyr Tydill, Middlesborough, Montrose, Monmouth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newmarket, Newport (Mon), Newport (Bal.), Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oban, Oldham, Oswestry, Oxford, Penrith, Penzance, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Preston, Reading, Ripon, Rochdale, Rugby, Salisbury, St. Andrews, Scarborough, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Skegness, Southampton, Southend On Sea, Southport, Spalding, Stafford, Stirling, Stranraer, Strafford On Avon, Swansea, Swindon, Taunton, Tenby, Torquay, Tunbridge Wells, Warwick, Welshpool, Weston Super Mare, Weymouth, Whitehaven, Whitstable, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Yarmouth, Yeovil, York.

There is also a few other lines to the top and bottom of the blind that read - TRADE MARK THE "ENOTS" REGISTERED DISTANCE INDICATOR PROV. PAT 2998/30 COPYRIGHT ALL THE WAY BY ROAD, FERRIES ELIMINATED and finally a couple of cautionary lines that read - STOP - CAUTION - STOP DO NOT ROTATE BEYOND THIS MARK... to stop the user from breaking the blind of the rollers within.

Maker - Benton & Stone of Birmingham, England.

Marks - Details stamped to front and also printed to the internal blind

Circa - 1930

Construction - Chrome Plated Metal

Country of Origin - England

Dimensions - 6" by 1.85" (0.5" in depth)

Weight - 320 gram 

Condition - Very Good Used Condition and fully working, though there is some wear to the plate mainly to the back (please refer to the pics)

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POSTAGE & PACKAGING

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