A mid to late 19th-Century Sympiesometer,

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A mid to late 19th-Century Sympiesometer,
by Cameron, Liverpool, with a dial at the base with a scale of 28 to 31, with a mercury thermometer and a tube with two bulbs containing a brown liquid, with an adjustable scale index, contained in a glazed mahogany case --21¾in. (55.2cm.) high

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Alexander Cameron worked as an instrument-maker from 1849-51, John Russell Cameron took over from him in 1851 and carried on making instruments until 1872. Both made chronometers and nautical instruments amongst other scientfic instruments.

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