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Storm glass barometer
Storm glass barometer, this storm glass barometer was made in Greenwich by Hudson & Son.
Storm glass or weather glass or camphor glass.
Bracket 14.5" x 3.5" (36.8 cm x 8.9 cm)
Glass tube, brass fittings. Varnished oak bracket with hook and spring clip to take the glass.
Yellowish solution of crystals in an air tight glass phial. Low pressure gives a cloudy mixture, high pressure - crystals lie at the bottom.
Storm glass or weather glass or camphor glass.
Bracket 14.5" x 3.5" (36.8 cm x 8.9 cm)
Glass tube, brass fittings. Varnished oak bracket with hook and spring clip to take the glass.
Yellowish solution of crystals in an air tight glass phial. Low pressure gives a cloudy mixture, high pressure - crystals lie at the bottom.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0809 |
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| Type: | Storm glass barometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hudson & Son |
| Date made: | circa 1900 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 385 mm x 95 mm x 60 mm |