Travelling Barometer And Compass Set
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About this item
A late 19th Century travelling set consisting of a barometer, compass and thermometer. Gilt cased aneroid pocket barometer with rotating bezel marked in feet, gilt ring bow.
Silvered metal dial, blue steel hand. Matching gilt pocket compass, the direction indicated be a rotating mother of pearl disc marked with the points of the compass. Gilt winding button rotating to lock the disc.
Both housed in a red morocco case lined with green velvet. Between them a small mercury thermometer on a bone scale marked in Fahrenheit and centigrade.
Circa 1880
Signed S M London
Diameter: 52 mm
Additional Information
A9157 (AB-187206)
London, United Kingdom
Founded by Jonathan Wachsmann in 1973, Pieces of Time has been the foremost name in the antique timepiece market for nearly 50 years. Alan Grant joined the business in 1983, sharing Johnny’s love for antique watches and innovation. Our mail order catalogue was amongst the first to reach...