CASED BRASS POCKET BAROMETER-THERMOMETER-COMPASS
CIRCA 1875
£450
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 5 April 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
with an adjustable aneroid barometer to one side, reading 0' to 10,000', and a mercury thermometer, and a 1" compass on the reverse side, marked COMPENSATED/ MADE IN ENGLAND, in a leather case
Dimensions
6.7cm diameter
Footnote
The Collection of the Late Allan Murray.
Provenance: Science & Technology sale no. 1790, Skinner, Bolton, 19 July 1997, Lot 451.