Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2345Location: BostonDate / Time: July 29, 2006 10:00AM
Description:
Mahogany Marine Barometer by Thomas Jones, signed on bone plaque Thos. Jones, London, the rectangular trunk with door opening to reveal mercury thermometer with bone scales and angled index plates with wheel-adjusted vernier, turned brass cistern-cover suspension loop and mount for gimbal, ht. 37 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,000