A German made (for the Dutch market), leaf and cattail carved reticulated barometer measuring 22 3/4″ by 9 3/8″. The ground glass is set in a brass ring, the dial reads in Dutch. The thermometer dial registers degrees Centigrade and Fahrenheit. A frog hoding an [...]
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Antique Pocket Barometer Altimeter Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Pocket Barometer Altimeter. This is a late 19th century pocket altimeter barometer made in France. The silver barometer dial has a nice open face with markings from 58 – 80 mmhg (torr). The altimeter’s scale is uniquely custom calibrated for this device from zero to 2471m and can be [...]
RARE Paul Naudet /S. THAXTER & SON Boston Brass Enamel Holosteric Barometer WOW
Fantastic Estate sale find. The family; 4 generations spent their summers in Nantucket and this was form the Library. PAUL NAUDET HOLOSTERIC ANEROID BRASS BAROMETER MADE IN FRANCE ABOUT 1894. MARKED PNHB ON THE BACK WHICH STANDS FOR PAUL NAUDET HOLOSTERIC BAROMETER. ALSO HAS A SCREW ADJUST ON THE BACK. SOLID BASS [...]