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Rare Alexander Wright / Westminster Fortin Stick Barometer. Circa 1900.
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Rare Alexander Wright / Westminster Fortin Stick Barometer. Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920
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Rare Alexander Wright / Westminster Stick Barometer. Circa 1900.

High quality Fortin Stick Barometer, carrying the Alexander Wright name (No. 585). Scripted / engraved to reverse of top barometer section. Known as Standard Barometer (Fortin).

Extremely rare in original and untouched condition. Full original mercury reservoir. Barometer based on Fortin's* principle, verified by Kew. Beautifully housed within original ebonised / black and glazed opening cupboard, with ceramic light reflective inserts. Three Latches And Mounts At The Top And Bottom.

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*Nicolas Fortin (1750-1831) designed a cylindrical glass reservoir with a leather bottom. With a screw and the leather bottom they managed the mercury level. With a pen in the reservoir the mercury was placed at the tip of the pins which resulted in the zero point of the barometer. This Fortin barometer type was used in laboratory for research.

Physical Dimensions
Height
120cm (47.24")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
75cm (29.53")
Declaration

Dragoncharger Antiques has dated this Fortin Stick Wall Barometer to the 1900s.

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SA1116067
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Description
Rare Alexander Wright / Westminster Stick Barometer. Circa 1900.

High quality Fortin Stick Barometer, carrying the Alexander Wright name (No. 585). Scripted / engraved to reverse of top barometer section. Known as Standard Barometer (Fortin).

Extremely rare in original and untouched condition. Full original mercury reservoir. Barometer based on Fortin's* principle, verified by Kew.

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Beautifully housed within original ebonised / black and glazed opening cupboard, with ceramic light reflective inserts.
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Three Latches And Mounts At The Top And Bottom.

fig 1. An Edwardian Fortin stick barometer featuring a brass central column tube housed inside a tall glazed dark mahogany wall case.
fig 1. Rare Alexander Wright / Westminster Fortin Stick Barometer. Circa 1900.

Please discuss delivery options (this item contains mercury).

Nicolas Fortin (1750-1831) designed a cylindrical glass reservoir with a leather bottom. With a screw and the leather bottom they managed the mercury level. With a pen in the reservoir the mercury was placed at the tip of the pins which resulted in the zero point of the barometer. This Fortin barometer type was used in laboratory for research.

Height
120cm (47.24")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
75cm (29.53")
Date of Manufacture

Dragoncharger Antiques has dated this Fortin Stick Wall Barometer to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1116067
Dealers Internal Ref
D:00801
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Archive I An Edwardian Fortin stick barometer featuring a brass central column tube housed inside a tall glazed dark mahogany wall case.

Rare Alexander Wright / Westminster Fortin Stick Barometer. Circa 1900.

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An Edwardian Fortin stick barometer featuring a brass central column tube housed inside a tall glazed dark mahogany wall case.
Rare Alexander Wright / Westminster Fortin Stick Barometer. Circa 1900.
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An Edwardian Fortin stick barometer featuring a brass central column tube housed inside a tall glazed dark mahogany wall case.
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Invented by Jean Nicolas Fortin in the late eighteenth century, a Fortin barometer is a high-precision mercurial instrument featuring an adjustable leather-bottomed cistern that allows exact zeroing of the mercury level before taking atmospheric pressure readings.

These scientific instruments are typically constructed with a precision brass column tube, silvered brass scales, a glass mercurial column, and are frequently mounted inside a protective mahogany or oak glazed display case.

Authentic examples feature a visible glass cistern with a knurled adjusting screw at the base, dual vernier scale indicators, engraved maker details on the upper brass scale, and solid brass construction housed in period cabinetwork.

A cased stick barometer serves as a refined vertical architectural element when wall-mounted in a home office, library, hallway, or integrated into a gallery wall alongside architectural drawings and antique prints.

Mount the instrument securely upright on a solid interior wall away from direct sunlight, draughts, and radiator heat, cleaning the wooden case with microfibre cloths while avoiding chemical polishes on calibrated brass components.
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