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A Pocket Barometer

19th century
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A late Victorian travelling pocket barometer. A gilded case in excellent condition with a silvered dial with scale from 28to 31". A rotating outer bezel concentric altimeter calibrated in feet from 0 to 3000. Marked to the dial 'Compensated' with weather predictions and a blued steel hand. Circa 1895.

Height/Width 2 " / 5cms

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique barometer that is serviced and in full working order. Please phone 01179565281 to order. We can send more pictures or a video by Whatsapp, please contact us. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

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Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Antique Pocket Aneroid Barometer to the 1890s.

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A late Victorian travelling pocket barometer. A gilded case in excellent condition with a silvered dial with scale from 28to 31". A rotating outer bezel concentric altimeter calibrated in feet from 0 to 3000. Marked to the dial 'Compensated' with weather predictions and a blued steel hand. Circa 1895.
fig 1. An antique pocket-watch style aneroid barometer featuring a gilt brass case, top suspension ring, and a white dial marked with barometric and altitude scales.
fig 1. A Pocket Barometer

Height/Width 2 " / 5cms

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique barometer that is serviced and in full working order.
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

Please phone 01179565281 to order. We can send more pictures or a video by Whatsapp, please contact us. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Antique Pocket Aneroid Barometer to the 1890s.

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SA1220972
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
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An antique pocket-watch style aneroid barometer featuring a gilt brass case, top suspension ring, and a white dial marked with barometric and altitude scales.
A Pocket Barometer
Ref: SA1220972
An antique pocket-watch style aneroid barometer featuring a gilt brass case, top suspension ring, and a white dial marked with barometric and altitude scales.
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A pocket aneroid barometer is a compact, portable instrument developed in the mid-nineteenth century to measure atmospheric pressure and forecast weather changes or calculate altitude without the use of liquid mercury.

These instruments were typically manufactured using lacquered or gilt brass cases, bevelled glass crystals, and silvered metal dials, housing a sealed beryllium copper or brass vacuum capsule inside.

Authentic nineteenth-century examples feature pocket-watch style suspension loops, fine hand-engraved or stamped numerical scales, compensated movement markers, and solid brass construction with age-appropriate oxidisation.

Compact scientific instruments are frequently displayed on an office desk, arranged within a shadow box frame, or layered alongside books and leather accessories on library shelving.

Preserve the instrument by dusting it with a soft microfibre cloth, keeping it in a dry environment to prevent corrosion, and avoiding harsh liquid cleaners or abrasives on the gilt metal and glass finish.
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