Cistern barometer
Walking stick cistern type barometer with thermometer for mountaineering. Ivory scales protected by metal sheaths. The ferrule is fitted with a spiral spring and a rubber cushion and an arrangement for suspension when in use.
Object Details
| ID: | NAV0798 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Cistern barometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | West |
| Date made: | circa 1830 |
| People: | Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 945 mm; Diameter: 50 mm |
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