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It would improve the article to include the date of the development of the mechanical Hubometer. Also, the later developments are covered but not supported by sources.--TGC55 (talk) 15:20, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In Popular Mechanics , february 1947, p 107, there is a picture of a hub meter, so the device existed then, and was not novel in 1952 . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.82.223.191 (talk) 06:08, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
As in the piece from the Smithsonian. It was developed by Veeder in 1895 as a bicycle hub counter. The company was formed at the same time.
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^“Veeder’s Successful Development of the ‘Big Unit’ Market,” Printers’ Ink, vol. 103 #4, April 25, 1918, pp. 129–132, 137–138.
