THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ANNAPOLIS, MD. HISTORIC DISTRICT ESTATE ATTIC SHELF FIND FOR AN ANTIQUE WEATHER INSTRUMENT COLLECTION. IT’S A LATE 1800s – EARLY 1900s JOSE’ ALGUE (DIRECTOR OF THE MANILA OBSERVATORY) TYPHOON BAROMETER / CYCLONOMETER. IT WAS MADE BY SCHMIDT & ZIEGLER of REMSCHEID, GERMANY. THE INSTRUMENT IS MAKER SIGNED ON THE DIAL. THE BRASS BEZEL PLATE IS SERIAL NUMBERED: 880 – SEE PHOTOS. THE BAROMETER HAS A ROTATABLE BEZEL RING & MARKING POINTER. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LID HAS THE TRACKING DEVISE WITH ROTATABLE PLOTTING SCREEN & MOVABLE INDICES. THE WOOD CASING MEASURES APPROX. 8 1/2″ SQUARE X 4 5/8″ TALL. THIS IS A HEAVY SUCKER, AND BUILT LIKE A TANK! I HAVE NOT POLISHED UP OR TAMPERED WITH ANYTHING. YOU’RE SEEING THIS PRECISION INSTRUMENT FRESH OUT OF THE ATTIC. IT HAS NOT SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY FOR MANY DECADES. IT HAS CHANGED LOCATION & BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES GOING FROM THE ESTATE ATTIC TO MY HOME OFFICE LAST WEEK. THE INSTRUMENT HAS SETTLED IN & THE NEEDLE HAS MOVED SMOOTHLY TO CHANGE POSITION. PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW HOW PRECISE EXACTING ACCURATE THE BAROMETER STILL IS, BUT IT APPEARS TO STILL BE WORKING NICE MECHANICALLY. THE DIAL IS STILL BRIGHT AND SHARP. IT’S NOT ROTTED OR FADED. THE GLASS CRYSTAL IS NOT CRACKED, CHIPPED UP, GOUGED UP OR FOGGED UP. THE BEZEL TURNS SMOOTH. THE POINTER TURNS SMOOTH & TIGHT. THE TOP PLOTTING DEVISE IS WORKING SMOOTH & TIGHT TOO. NOTHING IS SLOPPY LOOSE OR SEIZED UP. THE CASE IS TIGHT & SOLID. THE LID HINGES AND CLASP ARE INTACT. THE LID STILL CLOSES SQUARE. AS CLEARLY SEEN IN THE PHOTOS, THE CASE WOOD HAS A FEW HAIRLINE CRACKS, RUNNING ALONG THE WOOD GRAIN, ON THE LID AND CASE BOTTOM (TOWARD THE FRONT). THEY ARE TIGHT & THEY STOP. THE LID LOCK DOES NOT HAVE A KEY, BUT IT’S UNLOCKED. THE LID LOCK HAS NOT BEEN BROKEN OPEN. I HAVE NO POLISHED UP OR TAMPERED WITH ANYTHING. YOU’RE SEEING THE INSTRUMENT RIGHT OUT OF THE ESTATE ATTIC. IT’S BEING OFFERED WITH NO WARRANTIES AS ANTIQUE PRE-OWNED WEATHER MEARURING EQUIOEMNT FROM AN ESTATE. THE BAROMETER IS NOT BEING OFFERED AS WARRANTED / CALIBRATED / CERTIFIED ACCURATE WEATHER MEASURING INSTRUMENT FOR ANY OFFICIAL, NAVIGATIONAL OR COMMERCE USE. IT’S BEING OFFERED DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATE & AS PICTURED HERE. ALL ITEMS I OFFER ARE FROM NUMEROUS EAST COAST E STATES (MOSTLY FROM MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA). YOU ARE SEEING THE ITEMS DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATES. I DO NOT TAMPER WITH ITEMS OR ALTER THEM IN ANY WAY. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I SEE. ALL ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED AS FINAL SALES FROM ESTATE LIQUIDATION WITH ALL WEAR OF A USED VINTAGE OBJECT. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM MINT IF I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IT’S IN MINT CONDITION. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM RARE OR SCARCE IF I TRULY BELIEVE IT TO BE SO. MY AUCTIONS ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD. MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE CLEARLY WRITTEN & PLAIN TO UNDERSTAND. I TAKE NUMEROUS EXCELLENT CLEAR CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE ITEMS. I USE PLAIN BACKGROUNDS AND SIMPLE PLAIN FONTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FLUFFY BORDERS, FANCY BACKGROUNDS, OVERBLOWN WORDING OR CONFUSING FANCY LETTERING FONTS TO PROMOTE HYPE IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN ITEM APPEAR MORE SPECTACULAR THAN IT REALLY IS. COL LECTORS PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. IE: IF A VALUABLE ITEM HAPPENS TO GO SUPER CHEAP, YOU GET IT CHEAP. I CANNOT END AUCTIONS EARLY FOR THE WHAT WILL YOU TAKE FOR IT NOW? THE ESTATES USUALLY PREFER STRAIGHT AUCTIONS TO FOLLOW THROUGH. I HOPE ALL OF MY ITEMS WILL GO TO PEOPLE WHO WILL ENJOY THEM. I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A RETURN IF I DO MAKE A GROSS ERROR IN DESCRIPTION. IF I MADE NO GROSS ERRORS, THE ITEM IS AN ESTATE FINAL SALE WITH NO RETURN. THIS IS MERELY DUE TO THE ITEMS BEING ANTIQUES / VINTAGE / PRE-OWNED. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. I TEST ALL WIND UP, ELECTRIC, MECHANICAL TYPE ITEMS & WATCHES BEFORE LISTING & THEN DESCRIBE WHAT I SEE WHEN THEY ARE LISTED. MY INDICATED OBSERVATIONS IN THE DESCRIPTION ARE WHAT THE WATCH/CLOCK IS DOING IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME OF THE LISTING. ALL VINTAGE TOYS, MODEL TRAINS & HOBBY ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED FOR ADULT COLLECTORS / MODELERS / HOBBYISTS / BUILDERS. THEY ARE NOT BEING OFFERED AS WARRANTED SAFETY CERTIFIED CHILD’S TOYS FOR PLAY USE. MANY OF MY ITEMS COME FROM BEING STORED IN OLD ESTATES FOR MANY YEARS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SMELLS “OLD” TO SOMEONE, OR WHAT “SMELLS LIKE SMOKE” TO SOMEONE. MOST OF THE ITEM I OFFER ARE OLD. JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY SMOKED BACK THEN… SOME OF MY ITEMS SAT FOR DECADES IN OLD ESTATE HOMES WHERE THERE WAS PROBABLY SMOKING GOING ON AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. I DO NOT SIMPLY CANCEL “ORDERS”. THEY ARE OUTBIDDING MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO GET THE ITEM. 99% OF THE TIME, IT’S WITHIN A DAY TO TWO. THIS WILL COST A GOOD BIT MORE THAN NORMAL UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES. ALSO, I DO NOT OFFER LOCAL PICK-UP AT ALL DUE TO A HORRIFIC BUSINESS SCHEDULE. ANYWHERE ON THE BOX OR ADDRESS LABEL. The item “RARE JOSE’ ALGUE TYPHOON BAROMETER CYCLONOMETER by SCHMIDT & ZIEGLER REMSCHIED” is in sale since Monday, December 21, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Barometers”. The seller is “brtcarguy” and is located in Severna Park, Maryland. This item can be shipped to United States.
