Antique barometer

Dimensions: Height: 120 cm

Description:
Antique barometer, Dutch weather station.
Mahogany veneer and solid mahogany.
Tall rectangular body with a triangular pediment.
Behind the hinged glass pane are two barometer systems and a thermometer.
We can see the two-part barometer tube, filled with mercury and alcohol, based on the principle of Christiaan Huygens, as well as the simple tube based on the Torricelli principle. Both are fitted with scales for predicting the weather.
There is also a thermometer with temperature readings in Fahrenheit and Réaumur.

Signed: ‘J. Toosten Dordrecht 1852’. Inscriptions in Dutch.

Condition: Authentic condition, previously restored. Glass tubes and liquid levels intact.

Price: €1,500