Clocks / Barometers >> 19TH C OAK STICK BAROMETER
A 19th Century Oak Stick Barometer. The barometer with a ogee and stepped pediment, above the silvered dial reading for barometric pressure and weather indication 'Today 10am' and 'Yesterday 10am'. The dial engraved for the maker, 'T ARMSTRONG & BROTHERS, 88 -90, DEANSGATE, MANCHESTER'. The dial behind a reeded slip, bevelled glass. The body with scrolled leaf brackets of a pair of cursor knobs, to operate the slides on the dial. The body set with a silvered dial thermometer, behind reeded slips and a bevelled glass. The body falling to obelisk brackets, holding the rounded and shaped cistern reservoir, with a flower head carved cistern cover. Height 38 inches, 97cm. Width 6 1/4 inches, 16cm. Depth 3 1/4 inches, 8cm. Date circa 1850.Ref: 22003
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