Lot Essay
John Hallifax, Barnsley, b. 1694 Springthorpe, Lincs., removed to Barnsley and established as clockmaker 1711, d. 1750
This peculiar style of barometer was almost exclusive to the Hallifax workshop. Being a clockmaker by trade he housed his barometers in in cases modelled on longcase clocks. A similar example was sold in these rooms in the Samuel Messer Collection, 5 Dec 19891, lot 12
This peculiar style of barometer was almost exclusive to the Hallifax workshop. Being a clockmaker by trade he housed his barometers in in cases modelled on longcase clocks. A similar example was sold in these rooms in the Samuel Messer Collection, 5 Dec 19891, lot 12