Gothic Rosewood Stick Barometer

Description:

Gothic Rosewood Stick Barometer, Charles Wilder, Peterboro, New Hampshire, c. 1860, the shaped crest above a thumb-molded door opening to an engraved silvered dial showing barometric pressure and marked "Woodruff's Pat. June 5, 1860 Charles Wilder Peterboro N.H." the bracketed throat with thermometer continuing to molded base, original finish, ht. 39 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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