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An unusual French ebonised Metallic Barometer, last quarter 19th century
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An unusual French ebonised Metallic Barometer, last quarter 19th century

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An unusual French ebonised Metallic Barometer, last quarter 19th century
With mercury thermometer with white enamel dial to the trunk, glass dial inscribed METALLIC BAROMETER, with skeletonized movement -- 29in. (74cm.) high

Specialist note

The Metallic Barometer was patented by Eugene Bourdon (1808-84) in 1849 and is a variant of the aneroid barometer.