CHARLES ORME, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, DATED 1742
A GEORGE II ANGLE BAROMETER
The case of 'sign-post' form, with ebony and boxwood inlay, silvered plates, the scale extending over about 20”, brass sickle pointer mounted on brass wire above tube, sealed squared cistern and domed cistern cover, signed on plates 'Made by CHA. ORME of Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1742'
Walnut and brass
34 3⁄4 in. (88.3 cm.) high; 31 in. (78.7 cm.) wide; 3 in. (7.6 cm.) deep
CHARLES ORME, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, DATED 1742
A GEORGE II ANGLE BAROMETER
The case of 'sign-post' form, with ebony and boxwood inlay, silvered plates, the scale extending over about 20”, brass sickle pointer mounted on brass wire above tube, sealed squared cistern and domed cistern cover, signed on plates 'Made by CHA. ORME of Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1742'
Walnut and brass
34 3⁄4 in. (88.3 cm.) high; 31 in. (78.7 cm.) wide; 3 in. (7.6 cm.) deep
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