Victorian wheel barometer in a mahogany ''onion top'' case, by W.E. Pain of Cambridge with an 8'' silvered register, an hygrometer, a thermometer and a spirit level. Circa 1850
W. E. Pain was established in 1827 until the early 2000s. Pain was an associate of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. The firm’s final address was at 21 King’s Parade. The Pain family would have retailed this instrument in one of their chemist shops in Cambridge.
Defra Registration submission number: 13P28Z99
John Beazor Antiques is a family firm, established in 1875 and based in Cambridge since 1940. We are a traditional antiques shop, but very much in the 21st century. We deal in 18th and early 19th century furniture, barometers and clocks. We choose our stock for its originality and for the quality of its colour, patination and design.
We are members of the BADA. We do not exhibit at fairs preferring to deal from our Cambridge shop where we hold Open Weekends from time to time.
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Internal Reference: PM211119
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA914299
Dateline of this antique is Victorian
Height is 96.5cm (38.0inches)Width is 26cm (10.2inches)Depth is 5cm (2.0inches)
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