Based in Weston-super-Mare and selling off my lifelong ( 70+ years) collection of meteorological instruments.

Richard Twort
Richard Twort
Unusual Oak Wall Thermometer
REF: LA550673
£285
€329
$377
LoveAntiques Dealersince Oct 2018Approved item297 sales by dealer
LoveAntiques Dealersince Oct 2018Approved item297 sales by dealer
Description
This is a particularly interesting oak wall thermometer unsigned but with an early patent number - 1383 with the words 'Patent Metallic Thermometer' in a semicircle at the top. I guess it would have been considered quite innovative at the time as all thermometers previously used mercury or spirit in a sealed glass tube to record temperature. The oak hardwood carving is very distinctive and has been used for barometer cases as well. The crisp white dial would appear to be porcelain and there are just four references; Freezing, Temperate, Summer Heat and Blood Heat.
measurements
125mm diameter of the thick bevelled glass, 200mm diameter overall, 65mm deep.
declaration
Richard Twort has clarified that the Unusual Oak Wall Thermometer (LA550673) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1910
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c.1910
location
This Unusual Oak Wall Thermometer is located in Somerset, United Kingdom
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