Archives for April 17, 2015

Adolf Heidrich Antique Barometer

This is a very nice antique barometer. I believe it is german. The barometer measures about 17 1/2 tall and is in working order. The white gauge portion of the thermometer appears to be milk glass. The wood appears to have the original finish. There are [...]

Antique Carved Wood Hunt Black Forest Barometer Thermometer EAGLE -BUCK-DEER

Us on facebook for special sales & early preview of inventory. Antique carved hunt black forest barometer thermometer eagle -roe buck -bird. A beautiful antique carved black forest barometer/thermometer! Of course it’s the huge eagle or “bird of prey” with wings spread that demands your attention, and [...]

1783 FIRST SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT / FIRST MANNED HYDROGEN BALLOON FLIGHT Broadside

1783 first scientific flight / first manned hydrogen. Balloon flight – illustrated broadside. [aeronautics and aviation] [1783] charles, (jacques alexandre cesar) and robert, (nicolas). Du globe aerostatique, qui s’est eleve de dessus l’un des bassins du jardin. Royal des tuilleries le 1er decembre 1783 a 1. Min, tel qu’ll a du pont royal. (9-3/4 [...]