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A British-made banjo-style aneroid barometer by Frank Hill of Chesterfield. The mahogany-finish case features a broken arch pediment and is decorated with barber-pole stringing to the edges. The case is further embellished with four inlaid marquetry medallions, comprising two shell motifs in ovals and two circular rosettes. Centrally mounted to the neck is a mercury-in-glass thermometer with a scale calibrated in both Fahrenheit (20 to 120 degrees) and Centigrade (0 to 50 degrees). The main barometer features a brass dial, approximately 5 inches in diameter, calibrated from 28 to 31 inches and inscribed with weather predictions: Rises for Fair or Dry and Falls for Storms or Rain. The dial is signed Frank Hill Chesterfield and includes the British Made mark flanking a small anchor symbol. A rectangular brass presentation plate is fixed to the case below the thermometer, inscribed: To Mr. G. Cresswell / From the Staff and Employees / of the Chesterfield Gas Dept. / as a Token of Respect and Esteem / on the Occasion of His Marriage / June 1928. The instrument is fitted with a black indicating hand and a brass secondary set pointer controlled by a central knob.
Length: 66 cm (26 inches).
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