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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
April 29, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Timby's Ripple-front Rosewood Mercury Stick Barometer No. 5

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Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2890MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 29, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Timby's Ripple-front Rosewood Mercury Stick Barometer No. 5, John M. Merrick & Co., Worcester, Massachusetts, c. 1857, upper glazed window with dial reading in part: "Timby's Patent Nov. 3rd 1857", lower window with silvered thermometer dial engraved "John M. Merrick & Co. Worcester Mass," full-length mercury tube, instruction label on reverse, lg. 39 in.

Note: Barometers containing mercury cannot be shipped and must be picked up at the gallery.
Estimate $150-250

thermometer tube has been repaired and not functional


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