Lot 89
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A Victorian carved oak aneroid barometer, circa 1880
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A Victorian carved oak aneroid barometer, circa 1880

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A Victorian carved oak aneroid barometer, circa 1880
The shield-shaped case with mask cresting, the white porcelain dial inscribed ELLERY'S INDICATIONS -- 22¾in. (58cm.) high
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium. This lot is subject to Collection and Storage Charges.

Lot Essay

'Ellery's Indications' show that this barometer was made for Australian metereological conditions (Ellery being the father of Australian metereology) in much the same way as Admiral Fitzroy's indications were for British weather.

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