Antique Stick Barometer Thermometer E C Spooner Boston Vintage Rare. Made in Boston Mass. Better view of barometer if glass is cleaned inside. Approx 42 inches tall. AMERICAN WALNUT STORM KING STICK BAROMETER, E. SPOONER, BOSTON, CIRCA 1850. Spooner of Boston, it is an example of a “stick” barometer. Stick barometers feature a long glass tube with a scale displayed on the upper portion of the body next to the tube. Marks on the scale measures in inches the height of the substance in the tube, and lettering on the scale instructs The Rising of the _____ indicates fair weather, the falling, foul weather. Spooner was born in Boston in 1835, and in 1873 his profession was noted as barometer-maker. This piece is not only a barometer, but holds a thermometer as well. Next to the barometer scale is a thermometer that reads the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. The thermometer’s own scale is marked at certain points where the number corresponds with a popular designation for a certain temperature, e. For 32° it reads “Freezing” and at 98° it reads “Blood Heat”. The item “Antique Stick Barometer Thermometer E C Spooner Boston Vintage Rare” is in sale since Tuesday, September 3, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Barometers”. The seller is “jensfinds” and is located in Youngstown, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States.
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