Collinge Antiques

Description

Handsome mid 19th.c. barometer by J.B Dancer of Manchester c.1848. Pollard oak veneered case with crisply carved acanthus detail housing an open mercury tube barometer with an unusually large 12" diameter dial plus a spirit thermometer above. Silvered barometer dial with lovely engraved detail, named for Dancer and with a Registered design number dated September 14th, 1848. Original hand and adjustable marker. Bevelled glass face and ebonized bezel. Turned bone cap to the marker key. Excellent working condition, the barometer has been cleaned and overhauled. Case cleaned and waxed in our workshops.
Dimensions: Width 16" Height 45" Depth 2½"
Please contact us for more images, delivery and shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. 01492 580022.