Late Eighteenth Century Mahogany Stick Barometer by Gilbert London black glass artifical horizon The case also contains a

The case also contains a further trade label to the Victorian London instrument makers

effectively leading to the birth of the Admiral Fitzroy’s Storm Barometer

with the aid of more than 130 illustrations

Surprisingly little is known of Browne’s operation given the clientele that must have graced his salon over the years but the sales of his products led him to register the trade mark of Dorfwych in 1922

Late Eighteenth Century Mahogany Stick Barometer by Gilbert London black glass artifical horizon The case also contains aFor sale, a Late Eighteenth Century Mahogany Stick Barometer by Gilbert of London. A simply designed yet beautifully robust example comprised of a solid mahogany backboard with domed top and base. The inset bone scale plate is engraved with weather indications to the left and and a scale to the right measuring 27 to 31 inches of barometric pressure with a sliding Vernier incorporated for fine measurement. The head of the scale is simply engraved with