FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
The engraved 8" diameter silvered brass dial calibrated from 28" to 31" with weather indications.
The barometer reading is indicated by a blued steel hand and can be recorded with a brass set hand, operated by a brass knob.
The dial enclosed within a heavy cast brass bezel and original convex glass.
The arched silvered brass temperature scale is calibrated from 0º to 120º Fahrenheit, with a fine mercury thermometer.
The barometer is in fine original condition and is in perfect working order, accurately measuring changes in weather patterns as a result of changes in atmospeheric pressure.
The mechanism has been expertly cleaned and overhauled, with the glass tube thoroughly cleaned and the mercury within cleaned by triple filtration.
An excellent example of a beautifully proportioned wheel barometer of the highest quality.
Dimensions:
39" Long
10" Wide - at the widest point
8" dial
1.5" deep
Please contact us for a delivery price.
A Terzza - Working Nottingham 1810 - 1830 (Edwin Banfield Barometer Makers & Retailers)
FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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SATINWOOD WHEEL BAROMETER BY TERZZA OF NOTTINGHAM CIRCA 1825
