Buckingham Interiors has dated this Georgian Mahogany Stick Barometer to the Georgian era.
and George Adams Jr.—who produced some of the finest barometers in 18th‑century London. Their workshop at Tycho Brahe’s Head, later No. 60 Fleet Street, became one of the most respected centres of barometer and instrument manufacture in Britain
Origins of the Adams Family Workshop
The Adams dynasty begins with George Adams Sr. (c.1709–1773), an outstanding mathematical‑instrument maker, optician, and author.
Apprenticed to James Parker (1724) and Thomas Heath (1726), both respected London makers.
By the 1740s he was producing microscopes, globes, orreries, and barometers of exceptional quality.
Appointed Instrument Maker to the Office of Ordnance (1746–48) and later Instrument Maker to the Prince of Wales, then to King George III (1760).
His shop was located on Fleet Street
Adams barometers are prized today because they combine:
Scientific precision
Elegant design (architectural pediments, fine veneers, silvered scales)
Royal association
Clear maker’s signatures, which help date and authenticate pieces
They appear frequently in major collections, including the V&A and the Science Museum, and are well‑documented in Sir Nicholas Goodison’s scholarship on English barometers.
Buckingham Interiors has dated this Georgian Mahogany Stick Barometer to the Georgian era.
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Georgian Stick Barometer by the Esteemed George Adams London C1790
