Vintage Brass Coloured Metal Barometer Thermometer Combination. In brass coloured metal casings. On dark brown painted wood. Indicating Tempete/ Pluie ou Vent/ Variable/ Beau Temps/ Tres-Sec. Working functional precision instrument. With hook for attachment. Length 57cm/ 22.4inch. Thickness 2cm/ 0.8inch. Max width 23cm/ 9.1inch. Weight 1.1kg/ 2.4lbs. Thanks for checking out [...]
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Antique Reaumur Scale Black Forest Wood Carving Barometer Thermometer
ANTIQUE REAUMUR SCALE BLACK FOREST WOOD CARVING BAROMETER THERMOMETER. “OCTOGESIMA DIVISION” A TEMPERATURE SCALE FOR WHICH THE FREEZING AND BOILING POINTS OF WATER ARE DEFINED AS 0 AND 80 DEGREES RESPECTIVELY. THE SCALE IS NAMED FOR RENE’ ANTOINE FERCHAULT DE REAUMUR WHO FIRST PROPOSED A SIMILAR SCALE IN 1730. THERE IS ONE CRACK [...]
Unusual antique barometer 1700’s black polychrome shell or bone inlay 36 inch
This appears to be very early , I typically dont aquire these but this one I couldnt pass up with early black polychrome and stencil which appears to be original , I have not found a makers mark yet but thats not to say there isnt one , I think [...]