Furniture, Clocks, Pocket Watches & Tribal Art - 3rd April 2012

Lot 131

A brass stick barometer by Newman & Son

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £350

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Description

A brass stick barometer by Newman & Son, of square section with silvered adjustable dial, inscribed Capacities 1/54, Neutral Point, 29.84 NEWMAN & SON, 122 Regent St. LONDON. Capillary Action + 042, Temp, 32., the base with an ivory dial thermometer above a cylindrical well cover with ring fixing, 39in (99cm) h, on a brass adjustable tripod stem mounted on a later oak board.