Aneroid barometer
Aneroid barometer
Round brass case with suspension ring.
Silvered dial with black painted figures, graduated in tenths and fiftieths from 25" nto 31". Black painted words indicating likely weather conditions are also shown on the outer edge of the dial.
Dial is protected by glass, with a brass set-hand operated by a knob through the centre. Indicating hand is of blued steel.
An adjustment screw is provided at the back of the instrument for moving the indicating hand when setting up the instrument.
Round brass case with suspension ring.
Silvered dial with black painted figures, graduated in tenths and fiftieths from 25" nto 31". Black painted words indicating likely weather conditions are also shown on the outer edge of the dial.
Dial is protected by glass, with a brass set-hand operated by a knob through the centre. Indicating hand is of blued steel.
An adjustment screw is provided at the back of the instrument for moving the indicating hand when setting up the instrument.
Object Details
| ID: | NAV0762 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Aneroid barometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Solomons & Co |
| Date made: | circa 1890 |
| People: | Williams, William Rowe |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 125 mm;Overall: 56 mm |