Scottish wheel barometer by White Glasgow, circa 1850 Dial: Circular silvered brass dial, calibrated for 28 - 31 inch, with engraved pertaining weather conditions; pierced blued steel hand and pierced brass recording hand, signed WHITE 24 Renfield Street Glasgow Thermometer: rectangular silvered brass dial with scale in degrees Fahrenheit 10 – 130, with engraved ambient circumstances; alcohol-filled tube Case: Shaped mahogany-veneered fruitwood; stylised onion top, similarly moulded bottom; ivory setting knob; convex glass, set in a brass bezel. Underneath the thermometer a silvered plaque with dedication. Height: 102 cm. Price: on request |