SAMUEL THAXTER & SON BOSTON BAROMETER ANTIQUE ENAMEL FACE BRASS MAHOGANY WOOD. This is an antique Samuel Thaxter & Son Boston barometer. This well crafted American made barometer is a fine antique, but is now in need of repair. The glass is broken and the set screws are missing which holds the brass case in the wood frame. It must surely need adjustment by now. The item measures 5 1/2″ x 7″ (to top of loop). The heavy weight beveled glass is broken but intact… The break radiating out from the brass adjustment knob in the center. The face is white enamel with black and red lettering. The face reads, Samuel Thaxter & Son Boston… The wood case looks to be a hardwood and could be mahogany (or is that color). The back of the wood case is marked, “5450″. The barometer will come out of the wood case as the screws are missing…. See my photo where I show it out of the wood case. The brass and glass part measures 4 5/8 diameter. The beveled glass crystal measures 3 7/8. The works of the barometer can be seen from the front side thru the glass in the center. There is some writing on the face at the bottom but I can’t make it out. Samuel Thaxter was born in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1769 and died in Boston in 1842. He is first listed in the 1796 Boston Directory as a mathematical instrument maker. By 1822 he is listed a Samuel Thaxter & Son Joseph H. The last entry of the company (as Samuel Thaxter & Son) in the Boston Directory is 1916. See my store for other interesting antiques, watches and clocks. You may qualify for a cheaper rate. Linda Bollenbach and Don Brookens. Brook In The Thicket 210 George St. Thank you for looking. The free listing tool. The item “Samuel Thaxter & Son Boston Barometer Antique Enamel Face Brass Mahogany Wood” is in sale since Tuesday, September 22, 2015. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Barometers”. The seller is “bitt4u” and is located in Anna, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Maker: Samuel Thaxter & Son Boston
- Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
