Based in Weston-super-Mare and selling off my lifelong ( 70+ years) collection of meteorological instruments.
Richard Twort
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Somerset, UKRichard Twort
Met. Office Barometer by J Hicks, England c.1920
REF: LA126431
£225
€262
$303
LoveAntiques Dealersince Oct 2018Approved item298 sales by dealer
LoveAntiques Dealersince Oct 2018Approved item298 sales by dealer
Description
This is a Met Office station barometer, reference 3241 probably dating from the early 1920s. Made by the highly respected manufacturers, J Hicks. the instrument reads millibars & inches on the engraved dial. Still working correctly, the barometer is set into a solid brass case with bevelled glass over the dial. Hicks were based at 8, 9 & 10 Hatton Garden in offices they had built for themselves in the late 19th Century. The distinctive buildings are still there today.
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Richard Twort has clarified that the Met. Office Barometer by J Hicks, England c.1920 (LA126431) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1920
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c.1920
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This Met. Office Barometer by J Hicks, England c.1920 is located in Somerset, United Kingdom
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