ROYAL POLYTECHNIC 'ADMIRAL FITZROY' OAK CASED BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER, BY JOSEPH DAVIS & CO, LONDON
LATE 19TH CENTURY
£303
Auction: Day 1
Description
with carved pediment enclosing a large round printed card dial, a large glass tube running down to the trunk with an open well of mercury, the two brass hands with a pair of ivorine tuning knobs, the glazed trunk with original card labels with Admiral Fitzroy's comments with two therometers in fahrenheit and centigrade below
Dimensions
104cm high, 34cm wide