Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM
Description:
Mahogany Stick Barometer by Charles Wilder, Peterborough, New Hampshire, c. 1865, with round top, ripple molded frame around the glazed door over the thermometer and silvered brass scale with sliding vernier, signed, Charles Wilder, Peterboro, N.H. and Woodruff's Pat. June 5, 1860, ht. 37 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
Remnants of silvering remains, age consistent veneer chips, in operating condition.