Cottage Barometers are a particular US phenomenon, and were made in very large quantities from around 1890 through 1930, usually by Chas. Large, Brooklyn, NY” and “J. Large & Son, Brooklyn, NY” and “Franklin Mills Co. Very occasionally they are dated, either on the painted tin face, or on the printed script on the reverse. The more commonly found ones have some variation of “Standard Barometer” or “Cottage Barometer” on the face. This example, which, like all the others measures 8 1/2″ x 3″, and has an iron pillar on each side, is one of the rarer ones, being marked “ADMIRAL”. It is only the second one with this name that I have found; I have several more that I will be putting up for sale, in the coming weeks. As part of the description/ pictures, I have included an article that was published a year or so ago illustrating many of the variants that I have found. If you happen to have one that is not on these pages, PLEASE get in touch with me. A beautiful piece of early pioneering America. The item “Vintage Cottage Barometer” is in sale since Wednesday, October 27, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Barometers”. The seller is “wendy3250″ and is located in Anaheim, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
