Fantastic Estate sale find. The family; 4 generations spent their summers in Nantucket and this was form the Library. THAXTER & SON Boston Brass Enamel Holosteric Barometer. Samuel Thaxter was born in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1769 and died in Boston in 1842. He is first listed in the 1796 Boston [...]
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Antique 1801-18 S. THAXTER & SON Boston Brass Enamel Holosteric Barometer WOW
Fantastic Estate sale find. The family; 4 generations spent their summers in Nantucket and this was form the Library. THAXTER & SON Boston Brass Enamel Holosteric Barometer. Samuel Thaxter was born in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1769 and died in Boston in 1842. He is first listed in the 1796 Boston [...]
RARE ANTIQUE c1870 Stick Barometer AMERICAN Thaxter BOSTON Needs TLC
RARE ANTIQUE c1870 Stick Barometer AMERICAN Thaxter BOSTON Needs TLC. PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE ALL THE PHOTOS AFTER THE FINE PRINT. TODAY WE PRESENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE BAROMETER MEASURES 36 TALL AND 2 5/8 WIDE. THE GLASS BAROMETER PART IS MISSING. THE THERMOMETER SEEMS TO WORK FINE. FROM A SMOKE FREE HOME.. PLEASE [...]
Samuel Thaxter & Son Boston Barometer Antique Enamel Face Brass Mahogany Wood
SAMUEL THAXTER & SON BOSTON BAROMETER ANTIQUE ENAMEL FACE BRASS MAHOGANY WOOD. This is an antique Samuel Thaxter & Son Boston barometer. This well crafted American made barometer is a fine antique, but is now in need of repair. The glass is broken and the set screws are missing which [...]