THIS IS A RARE 19TH CENTURY J. HICKS (LONDON) BRASS ENGINEERING COMPENSATED POCKET ALTIMETER / BAROMETER FRESH OUT OF AN OLD TOWN WASHINGTON DC AREA ESTATE. IT HAS A GILDED BRASS CASE & SILVER METALLIC DIAL. THE POINTER IS BLUED STEEL. THE ALTIMETER CASE MEASURES APPROX. 1/16″ UNDER 2″ IN DIAMETER. IT HAS A THICK GLASS CRYSTAL WITH A BEVELED EDGE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS FOUND STORED IN THE CLIMATE CONTROLLED PART OF THE ESTATE HOME. IT WAS NOT FOUND IN A WET BASEMENT OR OUTSIDE STORAGE. I HAVE NOT POLISHED UP OR TAMPERED WITH ANYTHING. THE INSTRUMENT IS STILL VERY BRIGHT & CLEAN. THE CASING IS NOT BENT UP, ROTTED, CHOPPED UP OR MODIFIED. THE BACK HAS A RUB MARK TO THE GILDING FORM USE – SEE PHOTOS. THE DIAL IS NOT ROTTED OR BENT. THE CRYSTAL IS NOT CRACKED OR FOGGED UP. THE CHAIN RING IS NOT LOOSE OR BENT UP. I DO NOT KNOW HOW ACCURATE THE ALTIMETER STILL REGISTERS. IT’S BEING OFFERED, WITH NO WARRANTIES, AS AN ANTIQUE ENGINEERING INSTRUMENT FOR A COLLECTION. IT IS NOT BEING OFFERED AS A MODERN INSTRUMENT FOR CALIBRATED / CERTIFIED SURVEYING / ENGINEERING USE. I HOPE IT GOES TO A GOOD COLLECTION. IT’S BEING OFFERED DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATE & AS PICTURED HERE. ALL ITEMS I OFFER ARE FROM NUMEROUS EAST COAST ESTATES (MOSTLY FROM MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA). I HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL ESTATE PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSIGNMENT & LIQUIDATION LLC FOR OVER 13 YEARS. YOU ARE SEEING ITEMS RIGHT OUT OF THE ESTATES. I DO NOT TAMPER WITH ITEMS, POLISH UP ITEMS OR ALTER THEM IN ANY WAY. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I SEE IF I TEST THE FUNCTION OF A MECHANICAL ITEM. ALL ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED AS FINAL SALES FROM ESTATE LIQUIDATION WITH ALL WEAR OF A USED VINTAGE ITEM. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM MINT IF I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT’S IN MINT CONDITION. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM RARE OR SCARCE IF I TRULY BELIEVE IT TO BE SO. THE ITEMS YOU SEE HERE ARE NOT BEING OFFERED LOCALLY AT THE SAME TIME. IF A VALUABLE ITEM HAPPENS TO GO SUPER CHEAP, YOU GET IT CHEAP. MY AUCTIONS ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD. MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE CLEARLY WRITTEN & PLAIN TO UNDERSTAND. ALSO, I TO TAKE NUMEROUS EXCELLENT CLEAR CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE ITEMS. I USE PLAIN BACKGROUNDS AND SIMPLE PLAIN FONTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FLUFFY BORDERS, FANCY BACKGROUNDS, OVERBLOWN HYPE WORDING OR CONFUSING LETTERING FONTS TO PROMOTE PHONY HYPE IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN ITEM APPEAR MORE SPECTACULAR THAN IT REALLY IS. COL LECTORS PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. THE ESTATES USUALLY PREFER STRAIGHT AUCTIONS TO FOLLOW THROUGH. I HOPE ALL OF MY ITEMS WILL GO TO PEOPLE WHO WILL ENJOY THEM. I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A RETURN AND/OR TAKE CARE OF A PROBLEM IF I DO MAKE A GROSS ERROR IN DESCRIPTION. IF I MADE NO GROSS ERRORS, THE ITEM IS ESTATE FINAL SALE. THIS IS MERELY DUE TO THE ITEMS BEING ANTIQUES OR VINTAGE PRE-OWNED. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. PLEASE NOTE: MY ITEMS COME FROM BEING STORED IN OLD ESTATES FOR MANY YEARS. EVERYBODY SMOKED BACK THEN & THESE ITEMS SAT FOR DECADES IN HOMES WHERE THERE WAS PROBABLY TOBACCO SMOKING. THIS WILL COST A GOOD BIT MORE THAN NORMAL UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES. I GENERALLY CANNOT ALLOW PICK-UPS DUE TO BUSY BUSINESS SCHEDULING. The item “RARE ANTIQUE J. J. HICKS (LONDON) BRASS ENGINEERING COMPENSATED POCKET ALTIMETER” is in sale since Sunday, August 16, 2015. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Engineering”. The seller is “brtcarguy” and is located in Severna Park, Maryland. This item can be shipped worldwide.
