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Micro-Barograph by Short & Mason of London

$2,906.39
£2,100
€2,483.26
CA$3,978.21
A$4,455.81
CHF 2,318.51
MX$54,115.48
NOK 29,392.76
SEK 27,734.26
DKK 18,528.63
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An open scale Micro-barograph by Short & Mason of London in enameled glass case. Number: 551/41 Seven day clockwork drive by Horstmann Gear Co Ltd, of Bath. Serial number: 7027/59 With Meteorological Office “MO” logo. Meteorological Office calibration certificate dated 27.6.96 Literature: Barometers - Aneroid and Barographs, Edwin Banfield, 1985. page 131 fig. 116. Short and Mason Ltd: Established in 1875 by Thomas Short and James Mason as Short & Mason, trading at 40 Hatton Garden, London, they made and sold barographs, aneroid barometers, compasses, aviation instruments such as altimeters, indicators and gauges.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
  • Style:
    Industrial (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1925
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1190224142772

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