Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1800s.
The long trunk is domed at the top and houses the mercury reservoir at the base. There is a screw adjuster underneath to enable more accurate measurement.
Height 38 inches (96.5 cm)
Date: c.1790-1810
Matthew Berge traded at 199 Piccadilly, London, former foreman to Jesse Ramsden, scientific instrument maker for upwards of 30 years. After Ramsden’s death in 1800 he completed all the major unfinished instruments and continued trading on the premises. He died in 1819.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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Late 18th/early 19th Century Rosewood Stick Barometer by Matthew Berge, London
