Mercury Reigns
On the wall of Kendade Hall’s Marion Craig Potter Atrium, where these beautiful and historic barometers are displayed, a sign reads: “The instruments, which date from ca. 1690 to ca. 1860, were completely conserved and put into accurate working order in 2003-2004 by James Moss, a Massachusetts scientific conservator and master clockmaker.” Photos by James Gehrt
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- Stick Barometer with bayonet cistern tube and Fahrenheit thermometer (detail) Ca. 1770, mahogany case with silvered scale and brass fittings, English, George Adams I (b. ca. 1704-d. 1772) Fleet Street, London
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- Broken-pediment Wheel Barometer with Fahrenheit Thermometer Ca. 1860, mahogany and fruitwood case with silvered scales and brass and ivory fittings, English, James Togniola, Ipswich
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- Stick Barometer with bayonet cistern tube and Fahrenheit thermometer (detail) Ca. 1770, mahogany case with silvered scale and brass fittings, English, George Adams I (b. ca. 1704-d. 1772) Fleet Street, London
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- Multi-tube Barometer and Spirit Thermometer Ca. 1790, rounded mahogany and fruitwood case, glazed front panel, and brass and ivory fittings, English, Torre
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- Stick Barometer with bayonet cistern tube and Fahrenheit thermometer Ca. 1770, mahogany case with silvered scale and brass fittings, English, George Adams I (b. ca. 1704-d. 1772) Fleet Street, London
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- Stick Barometer Ca. 1690, walnut with veneered mulberry wood panel and brass scale and fittings, English, Thomas Heath
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- Stick Barometer Ca. 1860, mahogany case with brass and ivory fittings, Scottish Alexander and Son, Glasgow. The inscription on the lower edge of the scale refers to weather forecasting and the use of the barometer: “Long Foretold Long Past Short Notice Soon Past”
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- Multi-tube Barometer and Spirit Thermometer (detail) Ca. 1790, rounded mahogany and fruitwood case, glazed front panel, and brass and ivory fittings, English, Torre
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- Stick Barometer with bayonet cistern tube and Fahrenheit thermometer (detail) Ca. 1770, mahogany case with silvered scale and brass fittings, English, George Adams I (b. ca. 1704-d. 1772) Fleet Street, London
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- Stick Barometer (detail) Ca. 1690, walnut with veneered mulberry wood panel and brass scale and fittings, English, Thomas Heath
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- Stick Barometer (detail) Ca. 1690, walnut with veneered mulberry wood panel and brass scale and fittings, English, Thomas Heath
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- Stick Barometer (detail) Ca. 1690, walnut with veneered mulberry wood panel and brass scale and fittings, English, Thomas Heath
January 15, 2016
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