This is an original late 19th century (1800s) compensated aneroid barometer. The piece has a diameter of 4 9/16″, with a depth of 2″. The case is crafted from brass with a beveled glass crystal. The case shows typical patination associated with age. It is free of any splits or dents.
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Make sure you check out my. I’m down on location at a clients house in beautiful pinehurst, nc. I’ll be listing dozens of items over the next two weeks. All from one owner, and most picked from local estates.
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Hicks london england compensated barometer. When i drove from my home at 3200 feet elevation down to sacramento at 300 feet elevation. Please see pictures and any questions will be answered.
The item “Fantastic Compensated Barometer by JJ Hicks London, England Eng” is [...]
Antique aitchison & company compensated pocket barometer thermometer compass. Please scroll down for more images! Antique aitchison & company compensated pocket barometer, thermometer & compass, early 20th c.
Of cylindrical form with chrome/metal case, the open-faced instrument with glass-faced barometer to one side, the silvered dial marked: “compensated” and “aitchison & [...]
The metal housing is appr. 2 9/16 inches in diameter, and the depth is about an inch. The front is glass with a beveled edge. The top edge of the case rotates, to adjust [...]
There is no damage to the case other than tarnish from age. The bezel is cracked but the dial functions are not affected.
The dial face is very readable and not washed out or [...]
The item title says it all. Abercrombie & fitch would sell only the highest quality items to explorers back in the 1800 through early 1900’s. I took this item to a watch shop and the guy there said they [...]
This is an antique pocket-sized compensated barometer made by asprey of london. Besides the barometer function it has a thermometer and an altitude adjustment that calculates up to 8000 feet. This dates from the early 20th century and was a [...]
This is a great pennsylvania area estate offering for an antique surveying / engineering instrument collection. It’s a late 19th century to early 20th century queen & co.
– philadelphia lacquered brass pocket engineering barometer / altimeter. It has a 2 3/4 round brass casing with a knurled rotating [...]
Vintage pocket barometer with old velvet lined case. It’s fairly heavy for its size so i think it is made of varnished brass. It has a silvered dial and moveable bezel for altitude measurement. The front of the [...]