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How does a barometer predict weather?
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A barometer doesn't predict weather, it provides atmospheric pressure readings that can be used by meteorologists to make weather predictions. Antique barometers typically used mercury or an aneroid capsule made of beryllium and copper to display current air pressure readings. You'll find a variety of antique barometers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
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Shop for Antique & Vintage Barometers on 1stDibs
Oak barometer
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved oak barometer, the shaped carved oak frame with rectangular thermometer above the silvered
Category
Early 20th Century British Scientific Instruments
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Oak
Antique Aneroid Barometer
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage Aneroid barometer.
Category
20th Century Scientific Instruments
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Wood
French Eglomise Barometer
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine decorative french eglomise barometer.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Antique Art Nouveau Barometer, Sheraton Inlaid Aneroid Barometer, Scotland, 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Art Nouveau barometer, Sheraton inlaid aneroid barometer, Scotland 1910, H143
Scotland
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Vintage 1910s Scottish Scientific Instruments
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Walnut
John Bennett Georgian Barometer
By John Bennett
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Georgian barometer by the leading London instrument-maker John Bennett strongly
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Located in Essex, MA
Oval with a ribbon bow over an oval glass fronted barometer with grisaille painted panel with metal
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments
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Giltwood