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Hanging barometer and thermometer with a glass rod with a bulbed end mounted on a long rectangular stem with chamfered edges and mahogany veneer. It flares out to a wider rectangular box with a hinged glass lid. this encloses the tip of the barometric glass tube which runs the length of the piece, and also a thermometer.
barometers
glass (material)
mahogany (wood)
veneer
metal
walnut (wood)
numerals
walnut (wood)
Walnut
Mahogany Veneer
Glass
Unidentified Metal
Numbers
BAROMETER
A metal backing has degrees and comments written on it.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Pastorelli, J. (Maker)
London, England
4.375 (W) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1635
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