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X.58 Hair hygrometer
Maker:Nairne & Blunt firm
Place:London
Date:late 18th cent.
Materials:brass, glass
Dimensions:height 444 mm, dial diameter 85 mm
Current inventory:2442
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Hygrometer consisting of a glass tube that connects a brass dial to a small plate. The plate carries a mobile clamp whose position can be adjusted with a screw. The hygroscopic fiber (not original) is held by the clamp and winds on a pulley that pivots in a box fixed to the back of the dial. A spring, also connected to the pulley, keeps the fiber taut. A pointer indicates the changes in humidity on the dial scale. Made by Nairne & Blunt.

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