Bonhams 1793 : A brass pocket barometer, circa 1900

Bonhams magazines

My Bonhams

Advanced search

Click here to see more images.

9 Jan 2013 10:00 GMT Oxford
Miscellaneous
Back to auction 20672

A brass pocket barometer, circa 1900

With a 2.5" silvered dial and a thermometer with a scale from 20-120, handle elevated 9cm high; a circa 1920 cylindrical mahogany logarithm 'calculator' with a turned handle, by W.F.Stanley, 42cm long, in original mahogany box, bearing maker's label 'Made by W.F.Stanley, Optical Philosophical and Mathematical instrument manufacturer, engine divider, &c.'; an early 20th century brass wind speed indicator by 'Short & Mason, London', 8.5cm high; two boxes of slides etc... (qty)

Sold for £4,000 inc. premium