A good antique gilt brass pocket barometer altimeter by Negretti & Zambra London. Dimensions 1 7/8 inches in diameter by 11/16 inches tall approximately. Pocket barometer having 1¾ silvered and struck twin-scale dial, the outer altitude scale with a range from 010,000ft, the inner calibrated in inches of mercury with a range from 2131, the upper portion marked with standard meteorological wording “Rain, ” “Change” and “Fair, ” and “Compensated, ” the lower portion with the maker’s name “Negretti & Zambra, London, “. Fine blued steel pointer set beneath a beveled glass maintained within a rotating bezel with associated altitude scale. Negretti & Zambra patented the weather forecaster to allow both professional and the man on the street to predict weather with more thsn 80% accuracy. Amazing piece by an amazing company. The item “Antique POCKET BAROMETER by Negretti & Zambra, London Vintage” is in sale since Monday, September 16, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Barometers”. The seller is “ambroseg” and is located in Orlando, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Modified Item: No
- Type: Scientific Instruments
- Sub-Type: Barometers
- Period: 1900-1909
