William Cary - London
Very fine and unusual 19th Century mahogany,
flat-to-the-wall, bow-fronted Stick Barometer,
in original condition; the simple pediment,
decorated with applied fretwork frieze, over
excellent quality signed, engraved silvered
brass register plates with rack-and-pinion operated
vernier. The trunk is veneered in figured mahogany
and inset with a Fahrenheit and Réaumur
mercury thermometer. The original barometer
cistern tube terminates behind shaped cistern
cover. The back – most unusually –
is also veneered.
1832
A very eminent firm of London
Instrument Makers, with numerous Royal warrants.
It flourished for one hundred years, from its
inception in 1794, based at premises at 181
Strand.
Most interestingly, all the plates are engraved
on verso with: ‘Duffner’ [no doubt
the engraver] and ‘Frankham’s London
1832’. Frankham’s were an important
firm of London engravers who are listed from
1829-55.
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