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X.27 Marine barometer
Maker:Worthington & Allan firm
Place:London
Date:early 19th cent.
Materials:wood, brass, glass, ivory
Dimensions:height 1160 mm
Current inventory:1138
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This cistern barometer is called "marine" because it could be installed on a ship by means of gimbals fastened to a wall to ensure verticality. The instrument is housed in a wooden tube. There is a screw under the cistern to adjust the mercury level. The barometric scale, in English inches, is engraved on brass and has a vernier. Under the scale is a brass ring nut with two vertical pivots for inserting the instrument in the gimbals. Above the barometer is a tube on which a counterweight slides friction-tight: the barometer could therefore move in its suspension to offset the ship's motion. A mercury thermometer with Réaumur and Fahrenheit scales is fixed to the wooden tube. Made by Worthington & Allan.

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