How is an aneroid different from a mercury barometer?

The aneroid reads pressure through a sealed metal capsule that is partly emptied of air. As pressure changes the capsule flexes, and levers carry that movement to a pointer on the dial. No mercury tube means no long column to house, which is why these cases are round-dialled and comparatively compact.

What wood are most cases made from?

Oak is the default, named in 121 of 447 titles on Sellingantiques, with walnut in 60 and mahogany in 37. Other timbers surface only once or twice each: beech, ebony, rosewood, kingwood, fruitwood and birdseye maple.

What does Victorian mean in one of these titles?

Treat it as a broad era label rather than a date. Victorian appears in 197 titles and Edwardian in 44, and a number of pieces are filed only as 19th century or circa 1900. Where decades are actually given, the weight sits in the 1890s and 1900s, with the 1880s and 1910s close behind. The dated field as a whole runs 1800 to 1940.

A recording barometer. A clockwork drum turns a paper chart under an inked pen arm, so pressure is drawn as a continuous line over the week. Barographs account for 30 titles in the archive and a far higher share of what is currently listed. Five-glass mahogany cases with a chart drawer sit toward the upper end of the range.

Are pocket and ships' barometers common?

They're a minority alongside the wall dials. Brass-cased, pocket, ships' and surveying instruments together make up around a tenth of the archive. Brass appears in 25 titles, ships in 11 and pocket in 9, with surveying, mining, marine and altimeter pieces alongside them.

Which signatures turn up on the dials?

London is the commonest place name, in 64 titles. Negretti & Zambra is the maker recorded across more than one dealer's stock. Provincial retailers are spread widely, with Brecon, Hitchin, Darlington, Torquay, Swansea, Sleaford, Leeds, Wigan, Norwich, Newcastle, Exeter, Harrogate, Hull, Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin and Liverpool all appearing.

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A barometer worked by a sealed metal vacuum capsule instead of a mercury tube, usually set behind a round dial in a wooden wall case, made to read the weather in the hall, on deck or in the pocket.

1900 - 1920

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Mahogany Cased Barograph

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£725

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1900 - 1920

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Small Barometer Hatstand

From witchantiques.com

£295

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1900 - 1920

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Barograph

From Midwinter Antiques

£795

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Antique Victorian Carved Oak Banjo Barometer by Maple & Co

19th century

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Antique Victorian Carved Oak Banjo Barometer by Maple & Co

From Marylebone Antiques

£475

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Barograph. In a 5-Glass Mahogany Case and Retailed by Harrods of London.
circa: Early 20th Century.

1900 - 1920

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Barograph. In a 5-Glass Mahogany Case and Retailed by Harrods of London. circa: Early 20th Century.

From M. C. Taylor

£2,150

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Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Oak Barometer

19th century

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Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Oak Barometer

From Rebecca Sarah Antiques

£2,450

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19th century

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A Neo-classical Marquetry Barometer

From Butchoff Antiques Ltd.

£1,200

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1900 - 1920

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Oak Barometer

From Shackladys Antiques

£575

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19th century

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Antoine Redier Wall Mounted Barograph

From Hatchwell Antiques

£1,100

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Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Banjo Clock Barometer

19th century

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Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Banjo Clock Barometer

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£895

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The top sale on Sellingantiques for an aneroid barometer, in February 2026, was an Edwardian barograph with an added aneroid chapter ring, five-glass mahogany case, circa 1910.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Oak Cased Barograph

From In A Nutshell Antiques and Interiors

£495

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Precision Travelling Barometer by James Murray

19th century

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Precision Travelling Barometer by James Murray

From Chalfont Clocks

£975

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Victorian Carved Oak Wall Hanging Barometer

19th century

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Victorian Carved Oak Wall Hanging Barometer

From Y Not Antiques

£325

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Antique Oak & Bevelled Glass Barograph with Barometer Dial : Baines Harrogate

1900 - 1920

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Antique Oak & Bevelled Glass Barograph with Barometer Dial : Baines Harrogate

From N Wilson Antiques Clocks

£1,350

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Antique Walnut Barometer and Thermometer

1900 - 1920

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Antique Walnut Barometer and Thermometer

From Andrew Lovatt Antiques

£145

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Large Shop Display Aneroid Barometer by Aitchison for Zambrene Weatherproof Clothing

1900 - 1920

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Large Shop Display Aneroid Barometer by Aitchison for Zambrene Weatherproof Clothing

From Jason Clarke Antiques

£3,000

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Antique Aneroid Barometers

Mahogany Cased Barograph

Small Barometer Hatstand

Barograph

Antique Victorian Carved Oak Banjo Barometer by Maple & Co

Barograph. In a 5-Glass Mahogany Case and Retailed by Harrods of London. circa: Early 20th Century.

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Oak Barometer

A Neo-classical Marquetry Barometer

Oak Barometer

Antoine Redier Wall Mounted Barograph

Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Banjo Clock Barometer

Antique Oak Cased Barograph

Precision Travelling Barometer by James Murray

Victorian Carved Oak Wall Hanging Barometer

Antique Oak & Bevelled Glass Barograph with Barometer Dial : Baines Harrogate

Antique Walnut Barometer and Thermometer

Large Shop Display Aneroid Barometer by Aitchison for Zambrene Weatherproof Clothing

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