Barometer. Large barometer, about a metre tall, with a glass tube containing mercury. The wooden frame is elaborately carved at the top in a triangular shape with scrolls on the sides and a rose at the top. The body is covered with paper which has the instructions printed on and is decorated with gothic arches and trefoils.

Title

Barometer. Large barometer, about a metre tall, with a glass tube containing mercury. The wooden frame is elaborately carved at the top in a triangular shape with scrolls on the sides and a rose at the top. The body is covered with paper which has the instructions printed on and is decorated with gothic arches and trefoils.

Identifier

ABDUA:15846

Description

Rectangular barometer, with thermometer and altimeter (broken). Display: column.
Inscription: Admiral Fitzroy's

Date

Early: 1850 Late: 1900

Format

mercury wood glass, H: 1070 mm W: 200 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Mutch, J.R Mrs

UUID

892e5a56-514e-4d11-87c5-f148a582f6e7

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