Lot 160: Mahogany Stick Barometer with Silvered Scales

A mahogany stick barometer featuring a silvered brass faceplate housed within a glazed square-topped hood. The case is constructed from mahogany with a dark finish, terminating in a turned hemispherical cistern cover at the base. The hood is topped with a brass urn finial and features a hinged door with brass hinges. The silvered brass dial is engraved with multiple scales and decorative flourishes. To the right is the barometric scale calibrated from 27 to 31 inches, with weather indications including Very Dry, Set Fair, FAIR, Change, RAIN, Mch Rain, and Stormy. A sliding brass vernier with a sub-scale numbered 1 through 0 is mounted alongside. To the left is a thermometer scale calibrated from 0 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, featuring descriptive markers for Blood Heat, Sumr Heat, Tempe rate, and Freezing. The central glass tube contains a mercury column, and the thermometer tube contains a red spirit.