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An almost identical barometer by Balthazar Knie is illustrated in N. Goodison, English Barometers, 1680-1860, London, 1977, p.175, pls 112 and 113
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A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND CHEQUER-BANDED STICK BAROMETER,by Balthazar Knie, Edinburgh
The arched brass dial engraved with flowerheads and inscribed Knie, Edinr., with oval cistern cover, minor damages and tube possibly replaced,
38½in. (98cm) high
The arched brass dial engraved with flowerheads and inscribed Knie, Edinr., with oval cistern cover, minor damages and tube possibly replaced,
38½in. (98cm) high
An almost identical barometer by Balthazar Knie is illustrated in N. Goodison, English Barometers, 1680-1860, London, 1977, p.175, pls 112 and 113