Barometer in leather case
Date1849-56
MediumIron, brass and wood, case of leather and wood
ClassificationsMeasuring Devices
Credit LineMuseum Collection
Object number1976.11 LA
DescriptionExcept for the cistern, the barometer is encased in a wooden case, which in turn is sheathed by a leather case. the barometer is a "standard" model, intended for precise measurement. It is equipped with an adjusting screw, a vernier operated by a rack and pinion, a thermometer, and a cylindrical window through which the barometer is adjusted. It is intended to be hung from a ring at its top. An unusual feature is the iron cistern,On strap: "J.W. Votey Burlington, VT"
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c. 1850
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19th century
19th or 20th century
![[Red Brick House]](/internal/media/dispatcher/16873/thumbnail)
c. 1850
[19th century].
c. 1850
[19th century].
[not after 1860]
