From my Barometer collection: Here we have an Antique ELLIOTT BROS. London, Large Brass Cased Field Engineering, Surveying Barometer Altimeter. The Elliott Brothers company operated in London, England form 1834 – 1921. Lectrical instrument makers, Mathematical instrument makers, Optical instrument makers and Philosophical instrument makers, specializing in barometers, microscopes, theodolites, transits, [...]
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RARE ANTIQUE J. J. HICKS (LONDON) BRASS ENGINEERING COMPENSATED POCKET ALTIMETER
THIS IS A RARE 19TH CENTURY J. HICKS (LONDON) BRASS ENGINEERING COMPENSATED POCKET ALTIMETER / BAROMETER FRESH OUT OF AN OLD TOWN WASHINGTON DC AREA ESTATE. IT HAS A GILDED BRASS CASE & SILVER METALLIC DIAL. THE POINTER IS BLUED STEEL. THE ALTIMETER CASE MEASURES APPROX. [...]