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ANTIQUE #SA1038941

English Antique Barograph In A 5-glass Mahogany Case By Short & Mason Limited. circa 1921.

£1,950    $2,631    €2,295
A restrained and plainer barograph than usual.
 
The 8 day duration, drum timepiece clock movement with its original Cylinder platform escapement. Contained in a revolving 3 3/4'' diameter brass chart drum. This is mounted upon the top base tier as is the nib arm operating movement which has its capsule hidden within the mahogany base.
 
The top crossplate is engraved with the maker''s name reading ''SHORT & MASON LONDON. MADE FOR A.& N.C.S. LTD. WESTMINSTER''. The brass baseplate also has a ''Pen Set'' knob for adjusting the height of the nib on the chart. The nib is refilled when the chart is changed weekly from its front-mounted glass ink bottle and dipper.
 
The rear of the baseplate has a vertically mounted, silvered reference chart for forecasting the weather against the trend left from the ink trace on the drum chart.
 
The timepiece movement is also wound weekly by removing the top cover to expose the fixed winding key and the cylinder platform escapement which can be regu...
Antique SA1038941 shown on this page was made in 1920. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1920
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M. C. Taylor
Clockmakers and Restorers Established 1987
Dorset
United Kingdom
Tel: 01202 429718
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