Boulton Type
Domestic cistern barometer. Oak case. Brass fittings. Upright.
Scales on ivory with hand adj. verniers, read from 26.5" to 31".
Mercury cistern. Leather with screw adj. Trafalgar medal. Boulton type, framed below scales.
Scales on ivory with hand adj. verniers, read from 26.5" to 31".
Mercury cistern. Leather with screw adj. Trafalgar medal. Boulton type, framed below scales.
Object Details
| ID: | NAV0791 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Cistern barometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Temeraire (1798) |
| Date made: | 1847 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1055 mm x 180 mm x 85 mm |