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A Good George III Wall Thermometer
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A Good George III Wall Thermometer

19th century
Description

An unusual and good quality late 18th/early 19th century mahogany WALL THERMOMETER by W & S Jones of LONDON.*

In good original condition, the silvered register plate is beautifully and finely engraved: "Water Boiling" "Fever Heat" "Blood Heat" "Summer Heat" etc., with the numeric scale on the left-hand side, and the mercury tube is original, with its 'ball' reservoir.

* William & Samuel Jones worked as a highly regarded firm of barometer and scientific instrument makers in London from approximately 1790-1850. (See a full chapter on their work and history in "Barometers" by Goodison pages 168-169.

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Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1800s.

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Description
An unusual and good quality late 18th/early 19th century mahogany WALL THERMOMETER by W & S Jones of LONDON.*
In good original condition, the silvered register plate is beautifully and finely engraved: "Water Boiling" "Fever Heat" "Blood Heat" "Summer Heat" etc.
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

, with the numeric scale on the left-hand side, and the mercury tube is original, with its 'ball' reservoir.

fig 1. A GOOD GEORGE III WALL THERMOMETER
fig 1. A Good George III Wall Thermometer

William & Samuel Jones worked as a highly regarded firm of barometer and scientific instrument makers in London from approximately 1790-1850. (See a full chapter on their work and history in "Barometers" by Goodison pages 168-169.

Date of Manufacture

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 1800s.

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3 Quiet Street
Bath
BA1 2JS
United Kingdom
Verified Since Apr 2012
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Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
Verified Since Apr 2012
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Location: Quiet Street Antiques, 3 Quiet Street, Bath, BA1 2JS , United Kingdom
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A GOOD GEORGE III WALL THERMOMETER
A GOOD GEORGE III WALL THERMOMETER
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