Bird's-Eye Maple Stick Barometer

Description:

Bird's-Eye Maple Stick Barometer, Charles Wilder, Peterboro, New Hampshire, c. 1860, the arched crest above a thumb-molded door opening to an engraved silvered dial showing barometric pressure and thermometer, marked "Woodruff's Pat. June 5, 1860 Charles Wilder Peterboro N.H.," bracketed throat and molded base, refinished, ht. 39 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,000-2,000

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